Ill-starred General: Braddock of the Coldstream GuardsUniversity of Pittsburgh Pre, 1958 M09 15 - 335 páginas A rare combination of documented fact and good storytelling, Ill-Starred General is the biography of a much maligned man from one of history's most vital eras. The career of Edward Braddock began during the court intrigues of Queen Anne and George I, gained momentum in continental military campaigns in the early 1750s, and ended abruptly in the rout of his American army near present-day Pittsburgh in 1755. This highly acclaimed biography reveals the man--and the politics--behind his defeat, one of the major setbacks to British imperial power in the American colonies. |
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MORE EDUCATION AND A WAY OF LIFE 17101727 | 31 |
SCANDAL AT BATH 17151732 | 49 |
COVENT GARDEN INTERLUDE 17321738 | 61 |
JENKINSS EAR AND THE FORTYFIVE 17381745 | 72 |
FLANDERS 17461753 | 97 |
GIBRALTAR 17531754 | 116 |
LOGISTICS April May 1755 | 164 |
FORT CUMBERLAND May 1029 1755 | 183 |
THE LONG MARCH May 30July 8 1755 | 209 |
INTO BATTLE July 812 1755 | 240 |
XIV REQUIEM | 266 |
NOTES | 273 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 315 |
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Ill-Starred General: Braddock of the Coldstream Guards Lee McCardell Sin vista previa disponible - 2011 |
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