Elliott Steven Surviving the Winters: Housing Washington`s Army during the American Revolution 9780806168586

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Автор: Elliott Steven
Название: Surviving the Winters: Housing Washington`s Army during the American Revolution
ISBN: 9780806168586
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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История Америк

Американская война за независимость

Теория ведения военных действий и военная наука

Сухопутные войска и военные действия

ISBN-10: 0806168587
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 252
Вес: 0.54 кг.
Дата издания: 09.03.2021
Серия: Campaigns and commanders series
Язык: English
Размер: 22.91 x 15.19 x 1.75 cm
Подзаголовок: Housing washington`s army during the american revolution
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: George Washington and his Continental Army braving the frigid winter at Valley Forge is an iconic image in the popular history of the American Revolution. Such winter camps, Steven Elliott tells us in Surviving the Winters, were also a critical factor in the waging and winning of the War of Independence. Exploring the inner workings of the Continental Army through the prism of its encampments, this book is the first to show how camp construction and administration played a crucial role in Patriot strategy during the war. As Elliott reminds us, Washingtons troops spent only a few days a year in combat. The rest of the time, especially in the winter months, they were engaged in a different sort of battle - against the elements, unfriendly terrain, disease, and hunger. Victory in that more sustained struggle depended on a mastery of camp construction, logistics, and health and hygiene - the components that Elliott considers in his environmental, administrative, and operational investigation of the winter encampments at Middlebrook, Morristown, West Point, New Windsor, and Valley Forge. Beyond the encampments basic function of sheltering soldiers, his study reveals their importance as a key component of Washingtons Fabian strategy: stationed on secure, mountainous terrain close to New York, the camps allowed the Continental commander-in-chief to monitor the enemy but avoid direct engagement, thus neutralizing a numerically superior opponent while husbanding his own strength. Documenting the growth of Washington and his subordinates as military administrators, Surviving the Winters offers a telling new perspective on the commanders generalship during the Revolutionary War. At the same time, the book demonstrates that these winter encampments stand alongside more famous battlefields as sites where American independence was won.
Дополнительное описание: History of the Americas|Specific wars and campaigns|Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare)|Land forces and warfare|Theory of warfare and military science|Military history|General and world history

Surviving the Winters: Housing Washington`s Army during the American Revolution, Elliott Steven