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This study considers the subtle and frequently confused relationship of armed force and political control in the British Empire before the American Revolution. It also clarifies a number of points of controversy and uncertainty about the causes of the American Revolution. Originally published in 1965. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*I * Soldiers in North America Before 1760, pg. 1*II * The decision of 1763, pg. 45*III * The End of War in America, pg. 84*IV * The Problems of Peace, pg. 140*V * Soldiers Against Civilians, pg. 191*VI * Confusion and Indecision, pg. 232*VII * Boston: The Turning Point, pg. 267*VIII * A Pause, 1770-1773: The Army in Retrospect, pg. 321*IX * The Road to Lexington, pg. 375*Abbreviations, pg. 427*Acknowledgments and A Note on Sources, pg. 431*Index, pg. 437

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/12/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691621975, 978-0691621975
      ISBN10: 0691621977

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This study considers the subtle and frequently confused relationship of armed force and political control in the British Empire before the American Revolution. It also clarifies a number of points of controversy and uncertainty about the causes of the American Revolution. Originally published in 1965. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*I * Soldiers in North America Before 1760, pg. 1*II * The decision of 1763, pg. 45*III * The End of War in America, pg. 84*IV * The Problems of Peace, pg. 140*V * Soldiers Against Civilians, pg. 191*VI * Confusion and Indecision, pg. 232*VII * Boston: The Turning Point, pg. 267*VIII * A Pause, 1770-1773: The Army in Retrospect, pg. 321*IX * The Road to Lexington, pg. 375*Abbreviations, pg. 427*Acknowledgments and A Note on Sources, pg. 431*Index, pg. 437

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