Surviving the winters housing Washington's Army during the American Revolution
Introduction: "All the Views and Designs of a General in the Choice of His Camps" -- "Not Better than a Single Clapboard, or Shingle" -- "No Tents, and No Houses to Lodge In!": 1775-1776 -- "Fit for Some Important Purpose": 1776-1777 -- "It Looks in Camp...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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University of Oklahoma Press
2021
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| Schriftenreihe: | Campaigns and commanders
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction: "All the Views and Designs of a General in the Choice of His Camps" -- "Not Better than a Single Clapboard, or Shingle" -- "No Tents, and No Houses to Lodge In!": 1775-1776 -- "Fit for Some Important Purpose": 1776-1777 -- "It Looks in Camp like Some Grand City": 1777-1778 -- "Much Improved in City Building": 1778-1779 -- "The Doctrine of Huttification": 1779-1780 -- "No Longer Reason to Complain of Our Accommodations": 1780-1783 -- Conclusion: "Something New in the Art of War" "Provides a comprehensive study of the Continental Army's winter encampments, arguing that improvements to camp construction and administration proved crucial to both the health of the soldiers and an important role in strategy during the War of Independence"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | x, 238 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780806168586 978-0-8061-6858-6 |