The Battle of Guilford Courthouse - A Most Desperate Engagement

Around the North Carolina village of Guilford Courthouse in the late winter of 1781, two weary armies clashed on a cold, wet afternoon. American forces under Nathanael Greene engaged Lord Cornwallis's British army in a bitter two-hour battle of the Revolu

About the author

John R. Maass is an education staff member of the new National Museum of the U.S. Army at Fort Belvoir. Dr. Maass received a PhD in early American history at The Ohio State University. He is the author of several books and numerous articles on early U.S. military history, including North Carolina and the French and Indian War: The Spreading Flames of War (2013); Defending a New Nation, 1783-1811 (2013); The Road to Yorktown: Jefferson, Lafayette and the British Invasion of Virginia (2015); and George Washington's Virginia (2017).

Product details

• Authors: John R Maass, John R. Maass
• Publisher: The History Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781467139120
• ISBN: 978-1-4671-3912-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 227 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 488 g
• Series: MILITARY
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, 1790 bis 1799 n. Chr., History - Military / War, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)