Band of giants : the amateur soldiers who won America's independence
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New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
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First edition.
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276 pages : maps ; 25 cm
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Seaside Branch - Adult Non-Fiction
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Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-268) and index.
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Band of Giants brings to life the founders who fought for our independence in the Revolutionary War. Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin are known to all; men like Morgan, Greene, and Wayne are less familiar. Yet the dreams of the politicians and theorists only became real because fighting men were willing to take on the grim, risky, brutal work of war. We know Fort Knox, but what about Henry Knox, the burly Boston bookseller who took over the American artillery at the age of 25? Eighteen counties in the United States commemorate Richard Montgomery, but do we know that this revered martyr launched a full-scale invasion of Canada? The soldiers of the American Revolution were a diverse lot: merchants and mechanics, farmers and fishermen, paragons and drunkards. Most were ardent amateurs. Even George Washington, assigned to take over the army around Boston in 1775, consulted books on military tactics. Here, Jack Kelly vividly captures the fraught condition of the war--the bitterly divided populace, the lack of supplies, the repeated setbacks on the battlefield, and the appalling physical hardships. That these inexperienced warriors could take on and defeat the superpower of the day was one of the remarkable feats in world history.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kelly, J. (2014). Band of giants: the amateur soldiers who won America's independence (First edition.). Palgrave Macmillan.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kelly, Jack, 1949-. 2014. Band of Giants: The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America's Independence. Palgrave Macmillan.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kelly, Jack, 1949-. Band of Giants: The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America's Independence Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kelly, Jack. Band of Giants: The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America's Independence First edition., Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

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