The War for America, 1775-1783

by Piers Mackesy

Book Overview

The events of the American Revolution signified by Lexington, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, Saratoga, and Yorktown are familiar to American readers. Far less familiar is the fact that, for the British, the American colonies were only one front in a world war. England was also pitted against France and Spain. Not always in command of the seas and threatened with invasion, England tried grimly for eight years to subdue its rebellious colonies; to hold...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803281927
• ISBN13: 9780803281929
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 569 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.9" x 9.0"