Redcoats Along The Hudson

Author : Noel T. St. John Williams
Publisher : B.T. Batsford
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Redcoats Along the Hudson written by Noel T. St. John Williams and published by B.T. Batsford. This book was released on 1998 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enthralling story of the long struggle between France and England for supremacy in North America.

Author : David R. Starbuck
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9781584653783
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rangers and Redcoats on the Hudson written by David R. Starbuck and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2004 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively account of an archeological investigation at a major French and Indian War military encampment.

Author : Richard Borkow
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625842139
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book George Washington's Westchester Gamble written by Richard Borkow and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at Westchester County’s place in the American Revolution and Washington’s plan to trick Cornwallis and march to Yorktown. During the summer of 1781, the armies of Generals Washington and Rochambeau were encamped in lower Westchester County at Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, Hartsdale, Edgemont, and White Plains. It was a time of military deadlock and grim prospects for the allied Americans and French. Washington recognized that a decisive victory was needed, or America would never achieve independence. In August, he marched these soldiers to Virginia to face General Cornwallis and his redcoats. Washington risked all on this march. Its success required secrecy, and he prepared an elaborate deception to convince the British that Manhattan, not Virginia, was the target of the allied armies. Local historian Richard Borkow presents this exciting story of the Westchester encampment and Washington’s great gamble that saved the United States. Praise for George Washington’s Westchester Gamble “Borkow has done a first-rate job of telling the story of the American Revolution in Westchester County and putting dramatic events there in the context of the larger war--especially the decision to march to Yorktown.” —Thomas Fleming, author of The Perils of Peace “Just when it seemed that the subject of the American Revolution had been thoroughly explored, Richard Borkow has given us a fresh look at the war's culminating event—the 1781 march of French and American troops to Virginia.” —Joseph Wheelan, author of Jefferson’s War and Mr. Adams’s Last Crusade

Author : Hugh Bicheno
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007390912
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rebels and Redcoats: The American Revolutionary War written by Hugh Bicheno and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2014-01-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to the level of detail, maps are best viewed on a tablet. Controversial and revisionist history of America’s first civil war. Published with hugely successful accompanying four-part BBC TV series – written and presented by star military historian, Richard Holmes.

Author : David Fitz-Enz
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1597976490
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Redcoats' Revenge written by David Fitz-Enz and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if, on September 11, 1814, the United States had lost the close-run battle that Winston Churchill called the "most decisive" of the War of 1812? With a victory at Plattsburgh, would the British have eventually been able to regain control of their former colonies? Only one fleeting moment on Lake Champlain might have been needed to forever alter the young country's history and return it to the grip of King George III. Redcoats' Revenge brings the most successful field commander in history, the Duke of Wellington, to North America in 1814. A coalition of eight European countries has recently defeated Napoleon. With the emperor's threat to England eradicated, Wellington releases the most powerful military juggernaut for service in the Western Hemisphere. His audacious plan sends him and his avenging veteran redcoats plunging straight south from Lake Champlain toward New York City. In Washington, the streets crackle with tension at the news of British ships on the Chesapeake. The White House is promptly evacuated and the capital left undefended when a diversionary force approaches the city and chokes off Baltimore. President James Madison must now decide which of his generals is capable of successfully facing off with the Iron Duke. No friend of the tyrannical Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson, Madison finally agrees that he may be the only commander with any hope of matching Wellington. Redcoats' Revenge is a vivid montage of the personalities and battles--real and quite possible--of the War of 1812. With its clever and compelling premise, this exciting alternate history will enthrall readers and reveal just how close the United States was to becoming a British colony once again.

Author : Robert J. Skead
Publisher : Zonderkidz
ISBN 13 : 0310748364
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Patriots, Redcoats and Spies written by Robert J. Skead and published by Zonderkidz. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In book one of the American Revolutionary War Adventures historical fiction series, readers ages 8-12 can experience the Revolutionary War firsthand in this novel based on actual events. When their father is injured, twins John and Ambrose must deliver a crucial secret message to General George Washington, facing danger from both the war raging around them and a British soldier who is hot on their trail. In addition to bringing alive America’s war for independence, including information on the Culper Spy Ring that helped turn the war for the Colonies, Patriots, Redcoats, and Spies: Teaches kids about the Revolutionary War from a kid’s perspective Is packed with historical information that is entertaining and educational Contains discussion questions, backgrounds on the real-life historical persons featured in the book, and a glossary of key terms Can be used alongside school curriculum and as a homeschool resource When their Revolutionary War patriot father is shot by British soldiers while on a mission for the Continental Army, it falls to 14-year-old twins John and Ambrose to deliver the secret message their dad was carrying to General George Washington. As the boys set off from Connecticut to New Jersey to find General Washington, they discover the road to the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army is full of obstacles—including the man who shot their father, who is determined to stop the message no matter what.

Author : Alfred A. Cave
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313052840
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The French and Indian War written by Alfred A. Cave and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-02-28 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The French and Indian War was but the American front of a much larger war taking place in Europe, the outcome of which had significant consequences for both North America and the world. As the frontier sideshow of the Seven Years' War, being fought between the powerful English and French empires in the 1760s, the French and Indian War brought northern America firmly under the control of Great Britain, and removed the vital French counter-weight used by native American Indian tribes to block the westward encroachment of land-hungry English settlers. An excellent introduction to the study of this pivotal war, The French and Indian War begins with a detailed timeline that provides both local and global contexts and a narrative chapter providing a bird's-eye view of the war's unfolding. Also included are chapters detailing the complex and fascinating interactions of Native Americans, French settlers, British colonials, and imperial officials. The work concludes with a chapter delving into the long-term local and global consequences of the war. Primary documents, biographical sketches of major figures, an annotated bibliography, and a thorough index round out this user-friendly, to-the-point reference guide to one of the least understood conflicts in American history.

Author : Robert J Skead
Publisher : Zonderkidz
ISBN 13 : 9780310162285
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Patriots, Redcoats and Spies written by Robert J Skead and published by Zonderkidz. This book was released on 2024-01-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Revolutionary War Patriot Lamberton Clark is shot by the British, he enlists his twin 14-year-old sons to get a secret letter to General George Washington. Upon discovering that their father is a spy for the Culper Spy Ring, John and Ambrose set off from Connecticut to New Jersey to find Washington and meet up with danger along the way.

Author : Bernd Horn
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1770702210
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on the Canadian Way of War written by Bernd Horn and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2006-04-01 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrary to popular opinion, this nation has always consciously and consistently utilized military force to further its security, as well as its economic and political well-being. Despite the best of intentions to aid others, the reality is that military force has most often been used to serve the national interest in ways that were not always altruistic but rather to serve practical political purpose. In the final analysis, the Canadian military experience has been integral to creating the advanced, affluent, and vibrant nation that exists today. This collection of essays, written by such noted historians and authors as Douglas Delaney, Stephen J. Harris, Ronald Haycock, Michael Hennessy, Bernd Horn, and Sean Maloney, spans the entirety of the Canadian military experience and underlines the reality that the government has consistently used its armed forces to achieve political purpose. More often than not, the "Canadian way of war" has been a direct reflection of circumstance and political will.

Author : George F. Scheer
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9780306803079
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rebels And Redcoats written by George F. Scheer and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1987-08-22 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the American Revolution, the epic struggle that brought forth a new nation, told in a great measure by those who fought and lived it: major figures like Washington, Revere, Franklin and many others heretofore unknown. This is a document of the first great war of principle as it felt and sounded to those who were there, making history.