America's popular memory of the Revolutionary War casts New England minutemen facing off against redcoats at Concord Bridge and George Washington's frostbitten soldiers huddled together at Valley Forge, but David K. Wilson's new study challenges the generally accepted notion that the war was fought primarily in the North. Recalling that the ramparts of Savannah were no less bloodstained than Bunker Hill and the siege of Charleston no less important than the battle for New York, Wilson considers the waging of war in the ...
Read More
America's popular memory of the Revolutionary War casts New England minutemen facing off against redcoats at Concord Bridge and George Washington's frostbitten soldiers huddled together at Valley Forge, but David K. Wilson's new study challenges the generally accepted notion that the war was fought primarily in the North. Recalling that the ramparts of Savannah were no less bloodstained than Bunker Hill and the siege of Charleston no less important than the battle for New York, Wilson considers the waging of war in the southern colonies during the critical and often overlooked period from 1775 to the spring of 1780. He suggests that the paradox of the British defeat in 1781 - after Crown armies had crushed all organized resistance in South Carolina and Georgia - makes sense only if one understands the fundamental flaws in what modern historians label Britain's "Southern Strategy." Wilson closely examines battles and skirmishes in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia to coristruct a comprehensive military history of the American Revolution in the South through May 1780. A cartographer and student of geography, Wilson includes detailed, original battle maps and orders of battle for each engagement. Appraising the strategy and tactics of the most significant conflicts, he tests the thesis that the British could raise the manpower they needed to win the war in the South by tapping a vast reservoir of southern Loyalists. According to Wilson, the policy was flawed in both its conception and execution. The sheer amount of empirical data Wilson has amassed here distinguishes this work and makes Wilson's recounting an invaluable guide to the war in the South.
Read Less
Add this copy of The Southern Strategy: Britain's Conquest of South to cart. $15.75, good condition, Sold by HPB-Red rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Univ of South Carolina Pr.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of The Southern Strategy: Britain's Conquest of South to cart. $17.50, very good condition, Sold by Lee Jones-Hubert, Bookseller rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Richmond, VA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Univ of South Carolina Pr.
Add this copy of The Southern Strategy: Britain's Conquest of South to cart. $18.00, very good condition, Sold by Maxwell's House of Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from La Mesa, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Univ of South Carolina Pr.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Near Fine in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall A beautiful, crisp, clean hardcover in near fine condition; faint shelf wear. DJ in very good condition with light sunning to spine.
Add this copy of The Southern Strategy: Britain's Conquest of South to cart. $27.95, like new condition, Sold by Old Book Shop of Bordentown rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bordentown, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by University Of South Carolina Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine in fine jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. First printing. Hardcover. viii+ 341 pp. with index, illustrations and maps. A work that challenges the popular notion that the War for Independence was fought primarily in the North. The author considers the waging of the war in the southern colonies during the critical and often overlooked period from 1775 to 1780. Closely examined are battles and skirmishes in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Included are detailed, original battle maps and orders of battle for each engagement.
Add this copy of The Southern Strategy to cart. $30.00, good condition, Sold by Scott Davis rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Byron, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by University of South Carolina Press.
Add this copy of The Southern Strategy: Britain's Conquest of South to cart. $50.65, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Univ of South Carolina Pr.
