Shots heard round the world : America, Britain, and Europe in the Revolutionary War

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Shots heard round the world : America, Britain, and Europe in the Revolutionary War / John Ferling.

Summary:

"From acclaimed historian John Ferling, a major, global reappraisal of the Revolutionary War on its 250th anniversary"--Book jacket.

"A bold, comprehensive rendering of the world war that erupted out of America's battle for independence. Ferling highlights underestimated pivotal moments to reveal why the British should have put down the rebellion within a couple years of fighting. As European rivals France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic entered the fray, Britain's problems grew, but after seven long years the war's outcome remained very much in doubt. Ferling assesses military and civilian leaders, the choices they faced, and the political, tactical, and strategic decisions they made as the war raged in North America, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, and Asia, and on the high seas, affecting peoples and countries miles from American soil"-- Dust jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9781639730155
ISBN: 163973015X
Physical Description: xxiv, 534 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025.
Copyright: ©2025

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages [399]-516) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Maps -- Preface -- Decisions for war -- War -- Success and failure -- Pivotal actions and inactions -- European aid and planning for campaign 1777 -- The critical moment is at hand: the 1777 campaign -- Building castles in the air -- Stalemate -- Armies and navies, soldiers and sailors -- Off the battlefield -- Into the southern vortex -- The war's outcome hangs in the balance -- On the knife's edge -- The decisive Allied victory in the American Theater -- War and peace -- Reflections on America's Revolutionary War -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.