William Howe and the American War of Independence
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William Howe and the American War of Independence
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- William Howe and the American War of Independence
- Statement of responsibility
- David Smith
- Subject
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- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
- Biographies
- Biography: historical, political & military
- Electronic books
- Generals
- Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Great Britain
- Great Britain, Army
- Great Britain, Army -- Biography
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General
- History
- Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814
- Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814
- Military campaigns
- Military history
- Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
- United States
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Biography
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns
- 1775-1783
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The first major work on this enigmatic British general for more than 40 years, <i>William Howe and the American War of Independence</i> offers fascinating new insights into his performance during the revolution in America. From 1775 to 1777, Howe commanded the largest expeditionary force Britain had ever amassed, confronting the rebel army under George Washington and enjoying a string of victories. However, his period in command ended in confusion, bitterness and a parliamentary inquiry, because he proved unable to crush the rebellion. Exactly what went wrong has puzzled historians for mor
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- Dewey number
- 973.3/41092
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DA67.1.H6
- LC item number
- S65 2015eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Bloomsbury studies in military history
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