Southern gambit : Cornwallis and the British march to Yorktown

Southern gambit : Cornwallis and the British march to Yorktown / Stanley D. M. Carpenter.

Author/creator	Carpenter, Stanley D. M. author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2019]
Description	xiii, 314 pages ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805. Southern States--History --Revolution, 1775-1783 --Campaigns. United States--History --Revolution, 1775-1783 --British forces.

Series	Campaigns and commanders Campaigns and commanders. ^A517504
Contents	"Gain the hearts and subdue the minds of America" : British strategic leadership and the southern campaign -- "Without which the machine must fail" : British command and control and the southern strategy -- "They are not prepared for a scene of war" : the southern campaign begins -- "Everywhere and nowhere" : partisan warfare in the Carolinas -- "Fatal infatuation" : Cornwallis invades North Carolina -- "What is done, cannot now be altered" : the southern campaign draws to a close -- "Peril and delusion" : the judgment of history.
Abstract	"Addresses the Southern Campaign of 1778-81 in the War of American Independence from the British strategic perspective, focusing on Lieutenant-General Charles, Earl Cornwallis' operations in the Carolinas and Virginia leading to the surrender at Yorktown, Virginia in October 1781"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2018027374
ISBN	9780806161853 hardcover alkaline paper
ISBN	080616185X hardcover alkaline paper

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E267 .C27 2019	✔ Available	Place Hold