{"product_id":"a-respectable-army-the-military-origins-of-the-republic-1763-1789-paperback-softback-9781118923887","title":"A Respectable Army; The Military Origins of the Republic, 1763-1789 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118923887","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Respectable Army\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Military Origins of the Republic, 1763-1789\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This new edition of a landmark study incorporates the latest scholarship on the Revolutionary War, and presents the conflict in a unified and accessible manner. It is vital to any comprehensive understanding of America's definitive conflict.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdward G. Lengel , Professor and Director, Papers of George Washington, University of Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e “\u003ci\u003eA Respectable Army\u003c\/i\u003e is an insightful, well-written account of the enduring legacy of America's war of independence. The authors have done a wonderful job turning their research into an immensely readable narrative.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTerry Golway, Director, Kean University Center for History, Politics and Policy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"There can be no finer introduction to the military history of the American Revolution and the character of the Continental Army than this classic study.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid L. Preston, Professor of History, The Citadel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Kirby Martin (Author), Mark Edward Lender (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118923887, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 May 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.295 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA fully revised and updated third edition of the most established and innovative historical analysis of the Continental Army and its role in the formation of the new republic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by two experts in the field of early U.S. history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes fully updated coverage of the military, political, social, and cultural history of the Revolution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures maps, illustrations, a Note on Revolutionary War History and Historiography, and a fully revamped Bibliographical Essay\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFully established as an essential resource for courses ranging from A.P. U.S. history to graduate seminars on the American Revolution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of illustrations ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Of Lexington and Concord, and the Myths of the War, 1763–1775 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLexington and Concord 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf Standing Armies (Power) and Militia (Liberty) 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeological Transmission 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Provincial Militia Tradition 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tyranny of Standing Armies 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Republican War, 1775–1776 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Republican Order as the Goal 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulars Versus Republicans: The British at Bay 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Adoption of a Continental Army 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe British Military Counterthrust 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New York Campaign 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuccess and Failure 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Toward an American Standing Army, 1776–1777 66\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of the Continental Army 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Model Rebel Army 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam Howe’s Campaign of 1777 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Saratoga Campaign 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe American Search for Manpower 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Old Myth and the New Soldiery 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 On and Off the Road of Despair, 1777–1779 102\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValley Forge 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMounting Anger in the Officer Corps 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTables Turned: New Life for the Cause 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe British Dispersal of 1778 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing Internal Division: Army and Society 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Moral Defeat and Military Turnabout, 1779–1781 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDispersed Warfare 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatriot Naval Exploits 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinancial Morass on the Home Front 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe War in the Southern States 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreason, Pensions, and Mutinies 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSudden Turnabout: The Road to Yorktown 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Of War, National Legitimacy, and the Republican Order, 1781–1789 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Yorktown Campaign 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormulating a Peace Settlement 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Newburgh Conspiracy 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransition to a Postwar World 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth and Tradition: A Political\/Military Settlement 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note on Revolutionary War History and Historiography 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 232\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52165739938072,"sku":"9781118923887","price":24.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118923887.jpg?v=1781099984","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-respectable-army-the-military-origins-of-the-republic-1763-1789-paperback-softback-9781118923887","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}