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Shots Heard Round the World: America, Britain, and Europe in the Revolutionary War

Shots Heard Round the World: America, Britain, and Europe in the Revolutionary War - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:John E. FerlingPublish date:04/01/25Pages:560
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury PublishingISBN-13:9781639730155ISBN-10:163973015XUPC:9781639730155Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions, United States, EuropeBook Topic:Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Great BritainSize:9.53 x 6.38 x 1.81 inchesWeight:2.0216Product ID:SCVT976SWJ

From acclaimed historian John Ferling, a major, global reappraisal of the Revolutionary War on its 250th Anniversary.

In April 1775, British troops marched to Lexington, where an armed group of Yankees awaited them. Despite an order to disperse, shots rang out. Militiamen were killed. The British continued marching, only to find even greater trouble in Concord and all the way down the road back to Boston. The Revolutionary War had begun.

Shots Heard Round the World is a bold, comprehensive rendering of the world war that erupted out of America's battle for independence. Ferling highlights underestimated pivotal moments to reveal why the British should have put down the rebellion within a couple years of fighting. As European rivals France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic entered the fray, Britain's problems grew, but after seven long years, the war's outcome remained very much in doubt. Ferling assesses military and civilian leaders, the choices they faced, and the political, tactical, and strategic decisions they made as the war raged in North America, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Asia, and on the high seas, affecting peoples and countries miles from American soil.

Long after the soldiers laid down their arms, future generations have reckoned with the Revolution and its far-reaching consequences. Shots Heard Round the World is the definitive account of the war and its monumental legacy.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury PublishingISBN-13:9781639730155ISBN-10:163973015XUPC:9781639730155Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions, United States, EuropeBook Topic:Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Great BritainSize:9.53 x 6.38 x 1.81 inchesWeight:2.0216Product ID:SCVT976SWJ
John Ferling is professor emeritus of history at the University of West Georgia. He is the author of many books on the American Revolution, including Jefferson and Hamilton, Whirlwind, a finalist for the 2015 Kirkus Book Prize, and, most recently, Winning Independence. He and his wife, Carol, live near Atlanta.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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