The guns of independence the siege of Yorktown, 1781
The campaign of the allies -- The lion comes to Yorktown -- The British positions -- Washington takes command -- Investment -- The noose tightens -- The lion at bay -- On the verge -- The guns of October -- The earth trembles -- Night of heroes -- Hopes bright and dim -- Britain against the sky -- B...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York u.a
Savas Beatie
c 2009
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| Ausgabe: | 1. paperback ed. |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | The campaign of the allies -- The lion comes to Yorktown -- The British positions -- Washington takes command -- Investment -- The noose tightens -- The lion at bay -- On the verge -- The guns of October -- The earth trembles -- Night of heroes -- Hopes bright and dim -- Britain against the sky -- Broken sword -- Endings, beginnings -- Postscript : thereafter -- Appendix 1. Modern photographic gallery -- Appendix 2. The Washington and Cornwallis correspondence -- Appendix 3. The Articles of Capitulation, October 19, 1781 -- Appendix 4. The archaeology of the French Grand Battery complex -- Appendix 5. The artillery at Yorktown. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [475]-496) and index |
| Beschreibung: | XIX, 507 S. Ill., Kt. 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781932714685 978-1-932714-68-5 |