Braddock's Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution

ISBN-13: 9780190658519 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 480 str.

David L. Preston

Opis

An account of the July 1755 defeat of British troops to French and Native American forces at the Battle of the Monongahela, testing ground for the American Revolution

Recenzje

David Preston has offered what will probably be the final word on one of the most important battles in North American history. This engaging, thorough book debunks timeworn myths about Edward Braddock and his soldiers while affording their French and American Indian foes long overdue attention and credit for what was their victory more than <"Braddock's Defeat.>" A vital contribution and singular scholarly achievement."

O autorze

David L. Preston is the Westvaco Professor of National Security Studies at the Citadel. He is the author of The Texture of Contact: European and Indian Settler Communities on the Frontiers of Iroquoia, 1667-1783.