Southern Gambit: Cornwallis and the British March to Yorktown

by Stanley D.M. Carpenter, Stanley D. M. Carpenter, Carpenter

Book Overview

In a world rife with conflict and tension, how does a great power prosecute an irregular war at a great distance within the context of a regional struggle, all within a global competitive environment? The question, so pertinent today, was confronted by the British nearly 250 years ago during the American War for Independence. And the answer, as this book makes plain, is: not the way the British, under Lieutenant General Charles, Earl Cornwallis,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080616185X
• ISBN13: 9780806161853
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.6" x 9.3"