Southern Gambit Cornwallis and the British March to Yorktown |
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Author:
| Carpenter, Stanley D. M. |
Series title: | Campaigns and Commanders Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8061-6738-1 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2020 |
Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Ultimately, strategic incoherence, ineffective command and control, and a misreading of the situation contributed to the series of cascading failures of the British effort. Carpenter's analysis of how and why this happened expands our understanding of the British decision-making and operations in the Southern Campaign and their fateful consequences in the War for Independence.
Ultimately, strategic incoherence, ineffective command and control, and a misreading of the situation contributed to the series of cascading failures of the British effort. Carpenter's analysis of how and why this happened expands our understanding of the British decision-making and operations in the Southern Campaign and their fateful consequences in the War for Independence.