Shipping and the American War 1775-83

Shipping and the American War 1775-83
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9781474241342
ISBN-13 : 1474241344
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Book Synopsis Shipping and the American War 1775-83 by : David Syrett

Download or read book Shipping and the American War 1775-83 written by David Syrett and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showing the complex interaction of strategy, logistics, administration, and economics, Syrett's pioneering text brings to light some basic causes for the ultimate failure of the British war effort during the American War of Independence. This war effort was fatally compromised by the British need to support a great army and a large naval force in the western hemisphere while at the same time facing a coalition of maritime powers on the European continent.


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