The Graves papers and other documents relating to the naval operations of the Yorktown campaign, July to October, 1781
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
17.05.2019
Verlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
350
Maße (L/B/H)
21,6/14/2,1 cm
Gewicht
494 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5370-213-7
Before Yorktown was won on land, it was decided at sea. Yorktown turned on the sea. In these pages, the Graves papers sit beside orders, letters, and reports that track the yorktown campaign naval operations from July to October 1781, culminating in the battle of the chesapeake and the closing of chesapeake bay 1781. Compiled by naval historian French Ensor Chadwick, this naval document anthology is a historical document collection built for clarity: royal navy dispatches, allied communications, and operational notes that let you follow decisions as they were made, not as they were later remembered. For readers drawn to the sweep of colonial america 18th century, it offers a crisp route into the siege of yorktown history; for american revolution researchers, it is a dependable set of revolutionary war primary sources and a military history reference that supports further study. It is at home with students, re-enactors, and collectors who prize provenance and the texture of original paperwork. The documents illuminate how sea power, logistics, weather, and command judgement shaped the french american alliance navy and constrained British options at the decisive moment of the American War for Independence. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Whether you read for narrative momentum or build a shelf of enduring classics, this volume rewards close attention and stands as a sober record of how empires and revolutions are steered.
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