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Conquered into liberty : two centuries of battles along the great warpath that made the American way of war / Eliot A. Cohen.

Cohen, Eliot A. (Author).

Summary:

One of today's leading thinkers on military affairs recounts the tumultuous history of "The Great Warpath," the corridor between Albany and Montreal where the American way of battle was formed from the late 17th to the early 19th century.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0743249909
  • ISBN: 9780743249904
  • Physical Description: xix, 405 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: 1st Free Press edition
  • Publisher: New York : Free Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The great warpath -- The Schenectady Raid, 1690 -- Fort William Henry, 1757 -- The battle on snowshoes, 1758 -- Fort Carillon, 1758 -- St. Johns, 1775 -- Valcour Island, 1776 -- Hubbardton, 1777 -- Phantom campaigns, 1778-83 -- Plattsburgh, 1814 -- Rumors of war, 1815-71 -- Legacies.
Subject:
New York (State) > History, Military.
New York (State) > History > French and Indian War, 1754-1763.
New York (State) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.

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