The American Tactics of the Revolutionary War Biography and Footnotes _________ Research ___________ Critical Analysis ___________ Historical Interpretation ___________ Technical ___________ Content ___________ Originality ___________ Style of writing ___________ Prove thesis ___________ Eric Heppen American History Term Paper December 13, 1999 Period 7 The American Tactics of the Revolutionary War Most of Europe thought that the British with their immense amount of capital, soldiers and supplies would beat the American resistance in the American revolutionary war without much of an effort. However the Patriots realized, from their earliest difficulties, to capitalize on the enemy’s weaknesses. Guerrilla warfare and a strategy th... ... middle of paper ... ... during the American Revolutionary War. Bibliography 1. Alden John, A History of the American Revolution, Borzoni Books, New York, 1969 2. Cook Don, The Long Fuse How England lost the American colonies 1760-1785, Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 1995 3. Nash, Jeffery, et al., The American Society, HapperCollinsCollege Publisher 4. Nettels Curtis P., The Roots of American Civilization A History of American Life F.S. Crofis & CO New York 1945 5. Ward Christopher, The War of the Revolution Volume One, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1952 6. Ward Christopher, The War of the Revolution Volume Two, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1952 7.http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/dhistorymaps/American% 20Revolution/ARToC.htm 8.http://search.aol.com/dirsearch.adp?query=American%20Revoltionary%20War%20%20tactics&first=1&last=10&cat=0 9. Brainard Rick, 18th century History, http://history1700s.about.com/education/history/history1700s/library/mreasource/ blamerican.htm
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The American Revolution: A Global War is a clear, concise analysis of the international nature of the American Revolution. The authors put forward a logical and convincing argument concerning the American Revolution as a truly global conflict. Dupuy, Hammerman, and Hayes introduce the nations and figures that participated in this conflict and their motivations for becoming involved. The only criticism I would make is that while the book is both interesting and easy to read, some of the latter chapters dealing with the more exact nature of the naval conflicts are hard to follow and would probably be of more interest to students and scholars of naval history. In conclusion, this book offers an invaluable perspective on the American Revolution, which greatly contributes to the body of knowledge concerning this period and diplomatic history in general.
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Wood, Gordon S. The Radicalism of the American Revolution. New York: A.A. Knopf, 1992. Print.
Wood, Gordon S. The Radicalism of the American Revolution. New York: A.A. Knopf, 1992. Print.
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When one explains his or her ingenious yet, enterprising interpretation, one views the nature of history from a single standpoint: motivation. In The American Revolution: A History, Gordon Wood, the author, explains the complexities and motivations of the people who partook in the American Revolution, and he shows the significance of numerous themes, that emerge during the American Revolution, such as democracy, discontent, tyranny, and independence. Wood’s interpretation, throughout his literary work, shows that the true nature of the American Revolution leads to the development of United State’s current government: a federal republic. Wood, the author, views the treatment of the American Revolution in the early twentieth century as scholastic yet, innovative and views the American Revolution’s true nature as
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The Revolutionary War was a war in the 1770’s between the American Colonies and Great Britain, as the colonies were trying to gain their independence. Obviously, the American Colonies went on to win the war, although greatly outnumber and underpowered. They were able to win independence from Great Britain as a result of great leadership and war tactics. Tactics are plans or a strategy to get a specific result or ending. The definition of tactics explains perfectly as to how it helped the colonist win the war. Even though underpowered, their leaders had a strategy as to what needed to be done to get the ending they desired. Leaders during the Revolutionary War used intelligent tactics to best fit the terrain and give their side the advantage in the battles of Bunker Hill and of Lexington and Concord.
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