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Diary of the American War

By: Yale University Press

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Yale University Press)

Last Stocked on 4/2/2016

Product Info

Title
Diary of the American War
Category
Author
Johann Ewald, Joseph Tustin
Publish Year
1979
Pages
468
Dimensions
7.5x10.25x1.5"
NKG Part #
2147616905
Type
Hardcover

Description

The diary that Captain Johann Ewald wrote with "much toil and many a drop of sweat" is an extremely important and comprehensive journal of the American Revolution. Written with humanity, sensitivity, and humor, it discloses many previously unknown facts. During the invasion of New Jersey in 1776, for example, Cornwallis refused to capture American troops retreating from Fort Lee. Ewald's description of the siege of Charleston in 1780 is probably the best account extant of that episode of the war. His o[inions of the British generals and his discussions of their operations, tactics, and mistakes are revealing and entertaining.