American Revolution 17751783 - An Encyclopedia Volume 1: Al

This definitive encyclopedia, originally published in 1983 and now available as an ebook for the first time, covers the American Revolution, comes in two volumes and contains 865 entries on the war for American independence. Included are essays (ranging from 250 to 25,000 words) on major and minor battles, and biographies of military men, partisan leaders, loyalist figures and war heroes, as well as strong coverage of political and diplomatic themes. The contributors present their summaries within the context of late 20^th Century historiography about the American Revolution. Every entry has been written by a subject specialist, and is accompanied by a bibliography to aid further research. Extensively illustrated with maps, the volumes also contain a chronology of events, glossary and substantial index.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Volume 1: A - L, Volume 2: M - Z.

Zusammenfassung

This definitive encyclopedia, originally published in 1983 and now available as an ebook for the first time, covers the American Revolution, comes in two volumes and contains 865 entries on the war for American independence.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Richard L. Blanco, Blanco Richard L.
• Mitarbeit: Richard L. Blanco (Herausgeber), Blanco Richard L. (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.12.2022
• EAN: 9780367642587
• ISBN: 978-0-367-64258-7
• Seiten: 1012
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: America - Revolution & Civil War
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / North America, HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, History of the Americas, History and Archaeology, Specific wars and campaigns, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), American War of Independence