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Surviving the winters : housing Washington's Army during the American Revolution
Title
Surviving the winters : housing Washington's Army during the American Revolution / Steven Elliott.
ISBN
9780806168586
0806168587
Publication
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2021]
Physical Description
x, 238 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Summary
"Provides a comprehensive study of the Continental Army's winter encampments, arguing that improvements to camp construction and administration proved crucial to both the health of the soldiers and an important role in strategy during the War of Independence"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Housing Washington's Army during the American Revolution
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 15, 2021
Series
Campaigns and commanders ; volume 72
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: "All the Views and Designs of a General in the Choice of His Camps"
"Not Better than a Single Clapboard, or Shingle"
"No Tents, and No Houses to Lodge In!": 1775-1776
"Fit for Some Important Purpose": 1776-1777
"It Looks in Camp like Some Grand City": 1777-1778
"Much Improved in City Building": 1778-1779
"The Doctrine of Huttification": 1779-1780
"No Longer Reason to Complain of Our Accommodations": 1780-1783
Conclusion: "Something New in the Art of War"
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