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Bezig met laden... Year of the Hangman (2005)door Glenn F. Williams
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Williams history of the Revolution on the frontier begins by sharing the dangers faced by frontier settlements and their vulnerability to attack by British and Iroquois forces. He covers the Wyoming Valley raids and clears up some of the mythology around the massacre. Most importantly, Williams focuses on the response to the 1778 attacks: Washington's development of a plan and its implementation to drive the Iroquois out of the war. John Sullivan's methodical campaign to destroy the Iroquois' ability to feed themselves, though slow to develop, was masterful and decisive. I found Year of the Hangman to be a bit slow to engage, and Williamss' style to be uninspiring. However, the content of the book fills some great blank spaces in this little known campaign of the American Revolution. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Confident that the American rebellion would be crushed in 1777, Britain devised a bold new strategy. Turning its attention to the frontiers, especially those of western New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, Britain enlisted its provincial rangers, Tories, and allied warriors from the Iroquois Confederacy, to wage a brutal backwoods war. Burgoyne's defeat at Saratoga went shock waves through the British command, but the efforts along the frontier appeared to be impairing the American ability to conduct the war. Following massacres at the colonial settlements of Wyoming, Pa., and Cherry Valley, N.Y., the Continental Congress persuaded General Washington to conduct a decisive offensive to end the threat. Brewing for years, the conflict between the Iroquois and colonists would now reach its deadly climax. The campaign ended the political and military influence of the Iroquois and sealed Britain's fateful decision to seek victory in the south.--From publisher description. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Can be a bit difficult to digest sometimes. There is a lot of information, names of peopke, names of places, regiments, etc. However, the overall story and the reasons for the events is easy to follow.
The author does an outstanding job of explaining why many of the battles encountered the difficulties they did. Modern Americans struggle to grasp the amount of work that these undertakings required. After reading this book, the reader should more appreciate the hardships and struggles involved.
A great, well written book. ( )