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The events of the American Revolution signified by Lexington, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, Saratoga, and Yorktown are familiar to American readers. This title views the American Revolution from the standpoint of the British government and the British military leaders as they attempted to execute an overseas war of great complexity.

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"Mackesy’s War for America still stands as the classic account of the British conduct of the American Revolutionary War. Based on extensive research in British archives, it embodies the mature judgments of a masterful military historian."—John W. Shy
"An important book that no serious student of the War of Independence can afford to neglect."—American Historical Review

The War for America 17751783

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    A Paperback / softback by Piers Mackesy, John W. Shy

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      Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/02/1993
      ISBN13: 9780803281929, 978-0803281929
      ISBN10: 0803281927

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      Book Synopsis
      The events of the American Revolution signified by Lexington, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, Saratoga, and Yorktown are familiar to American readers. This title views the American Revolution from the standpoint of the British government and the British military leaders as they attempted to execute an overseas war of great complexity.

      Trade Review
      "Mackesy’s War for America still stands as the classic account of the British conduct of the American Revolutionary War. Based on extensive research in British archives, it embodies the mature judgments of a masterful military historian."—John W. Shy
      "An important book that no serious student of the War of Independence can afford to neglect."—American Historical Review

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