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Logistics and the Failure of the British Army in America, 1775-1783 /
The myth of the eighteenth-century British "war machine" persists, perplexing those who search for the reasons why Britain lost the Revolutionary War. In this book, R. Arthur Bowler argues that although recent and traditional studies have pointed out many problems of the British forces in...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
1975.
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| Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- I. The Logistical Organization
- II. America as a Source of Supply
- III. Britain as a Source of Supply: The Problem of Food
- IV. Britain as a Source of Supply: Camp Equipment, Clothing, Arms, Ammunition, Money
- V. "How Men on Fixed and Moderate Salaries Could Better Their Fortunes"
- VI. The Northern War
- CONCLUSION
- APPENDIX
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- Backmatter