A People Numerous and Armed: Reflections on the Military Struggle for American Independence (Revised Edition)

by John Shy

Overview

A collection of essays that explores multiple facets of the American Revolution's military history. This digital edition was derived from ACLS Humanities E-Book's online version of the same title.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148742340
Publisher:	ACLS Humanities E-Book
Publication date:	08/20/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
File size:	2 MB

Editorial Reviews

[D]espite criticisms (primarily of interpretations) every graduate student, and some professors, studying the American Revolution should be required to read this excellent collection of essays. In fact, I wish I had written them--even those I disagree with.

The American Historical Review, Vol. 82, No. 2 (Apr., 1977), pp. 436-437 - Hugh F. Rankin

The real value of the work is in the provocative generalizations and observations made, as well as in the fresh angle that the author looks on common events of the War. His perceptions about the militia and the tactics and strategy used by both sides is fertile ground for further study.

Military Affairs, Vol. 41, No. 2, 1937-1977 Fortieth Anniversary Issue (Apr., 1977), p. 99 - Lynn L. Sims

Besides a canny sense of that larger pattern of relationships which makes the past intelligible, Shy has a fine talent for using the specific to illustrate the general, which allows him to make analytical points in narrative form.

The Journal of American History, Vol. 63, No. 4 (Mar., 1977), pp. 998-1000 - Richard, Jr. Buel