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Washington and Cornwallis

The Battle for America, 1775-1783

By: Benton Rain Patterson

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Washington and Cornwallis

The Battle for America, 1775-1783

By: Benton Rain Patterson

Washington and Cornwallis is a gripping narrative of the defeats and narrow victories that won the States' independence from the English crown. Patterson chronicles the battles waged between General George Washington and Lieutenant General Charles Lord Cornwallis, and examines their methods of command and their controversial military decisions, and ultimately brings into focus the personalities of these two pivotal Revolutionary War generals.

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Taylor Trade Publishing

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1461734703

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9781461734703

The Generals

Andrew Jackson, Sir Edward Pakenham, and the Road to the Battle of New Orleans

By: Benton Rain Patterson

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The Generals

Andrew Jackson, Sir Edward Pakenham, and the Road to the Battle of New Orleans

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The fight for the "booty and beauty" of New Orleans that propelled one general to the presidency.

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NYU Press

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0814767176

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9780814767177

Lincoln's Political Generals

The Battlefield Performance of Seven Controversial Appointees

By: Benton Rain Patterson

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Lincoln's Political Generals

The Battlefield Performance of Seven Controversial Appointees

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Lincoln's most controversial generals--his so-called "political generals"--were appointed, promoted or kept in service for political purposes without regard for their competence. "It seems but little better than murder," the Army's general in chief, Henry Halleck, protested, "to give important commands to such men." The book shows these seven generals--Butler, Banks, Sigel, Fremont, McClernand, Hurlbut and Wallace--in action, allowing readers to decide for themselves if Halleck was right in his withering assessment of Lincoln's political generals.

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McFarland

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1476616817

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9781476616810

The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863

The Struggle for Control of the Western Waters

By: Benton Rain Patterson

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The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863

The Struggle for Control of the Western Waters

By: Benton Rain Patterson

Telling the story of the Civil War's Mississippi River Campaign through the experiences of leading officers, ordinary soldiers, and civilians, this book explains how the river campaign came to be one of the key tenets of the Union's strategy and a fundamental contributor to the war's ultimate outcome. It describes the Union's drive down the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois, the drive up the river from the Gulf of Mexico, and the capturing of key cities and rebel fortifications along the way, including New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Memphis, Vicksburg, and finally, Port Hudson, Louisiana. The text is supplemented with 24 historical photographs from the Library of Congress and the National Archives.

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283

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McFarland

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078645900X

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9780786459001

The Generals

Andrew Jackson, Sir Edward Pakenham, and the Road to the Battle of New Orleans

By: Benton Rain Patterson

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Andrew Jackson, Sir Edward Pakenham, and the Road to the Battle of New Orleans

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The fight for the "booty and beauty" of New Orleans that propelled one general to the presidency.

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NYU Press

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Ending the Civil War

The Bloody Year from Grant's Promotion to Lincoln's Assassination

By: Benton Rain Patterson

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Ending the Civil War

The Bloody Year from Grant's Promotion to Lincoln's Assassination

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Dramatically and authentically, using eyewitness accounts where possible, this book recounts the final 13 months of the Civil War, a year in which a new U.S. Army general in chief was appointed, a new course for the war was charted, a massive new campaign was begun, the abolition of slavery was confirmed by the re-election of Abraham Lincoln, and the course of history was altered by the assassination of America's most revered president. It was the year that the United States won the final battle and the year that the sundered nation was reunited. The book describes those events and the key figures in them.

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McFarland

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0786491027

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9780786491025

Washington and Cornwallis

The Battle for America, 1775-1783

By: Benton Rain Patterson

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The Battle for America, 1775-1783

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With the Heart of a King

Elizabeth I of England, Philip II of Spain, and the Fight for a Nation's Soul and Crown

By: Benton Rain Patterson

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With the Heart of a King

Elizabeth I of England, Philip II of Spain, and the Fight for a Nation's Soul and Crown

By: Benton Rain Patterson

Philip II of Spain, the most powerful monarch in sixteenth-century Europe and a ferocious empire-builder, was matched against the dauntless queen of England, Elizabeth I, determined to defend her country and thwart Philip's ambitions. Philip had been king of England while married to Elizabeth's half-sister, Bloody Mary Tudor, a devout Catholic. After Mary's untimely death, he courted Elizabeth, the new queen, and proposed marriage to her, hoping to build a permanent alliance between his country and hers and return England to the Catholic fold. Lukewarm to the Spanish alliance and resolute against a counterreformation, Elizabeth declined his proposal. When under her guidance England's maritime power grew to challenge Spain's rule of the sea and threaten its rich commerce, Philip became obsessed with the idea of a conquest of England and the restoration of Catholicism there, by fire and sword. Elizabeth—bold, brilliant, defiantly Protestant—became his worst enemy. In 1586 Philip began assembling the mighty Spanish Armada, and in May 1588 it sailed from Lisbon. With superior seamanship and strategies, Elizabeth's navy defeated and drove off the Spanish fleet. Forced to retreat around the northern coast of Ireland and Scotland, Philip's ships ran into violent storms that wreaked havoc. It was the rivalry's climactic event.

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St. Martin's Press

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1466858842

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9781466858848

The Great American Steamboat Race

The Natchez and the Robert E. Lee and the Climax of an Era

By: Benton Rain Patterson

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The Great American Steamboat Race

The Natchez and the Robert E. Lee and the Climax of an Era

By: Benton Rain Patterson

Running from New Orleans to St. Louis in the summer of 1870, the race between the Robert E. Lee and the Natchez remains the world's most famous steamboat race. This book tells the story of the dramatic contest, which was won by the stripped-down, cargoless Robert E. Lee after three days, 18 hours, and 14 minutes of steaming through day, night and fog. The Natchez finished the race only hours later, having been delayed by carrying her normal load and tying up overnight because of the intense fog. Providing details on not only the race narrative but also on the boats themselves, the book gives an intimate look at the majestic vessels that conquered the country's greatest waterway and defined the bravado of 19th-century America.

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0786453877

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9780786453870

With the Heart of a King

Elizabeth I of England, Philip II of Spain, and the Fight for a Nation's Soul and Crown

By: Benton Rain Patterson

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Elizabeth I of England, Philip II of Spain, and the Fight for a Nation's Soul and Crown

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Washington and Cornwallis

Washington and Cornwallis

The Generals

The Generals

Lincoln's Political Generals

Lincoln's Political Generals

The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863

The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863

The Generals

The Generals

Ending the Civil War

Ending the Civil War

Washington and Cornwallis

Washington and Cornwallis

With the Heart of a King

With the Heart of a King

The Great American Steamboat Race

The Great American Steamboat Race

With the Heart of a King

With the Heart of a King

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