A Maritime History of the American Revolutionary War: An Atlantic-Wide Conflict over Independence and...

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Theodore Corbett

A Maritime History of the American Revolutionary War

An Atlantic-Wide Conflict over Independence and Empire

Theodore Corbett

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Pen & Sword Maritime
01 June 2023

Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Maritime history; Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions; Military history; American War of Independence

First of two books on the subject with the second taking a detailed look at the Royal Navy's evacuation of White and black loyalists.

While many books have been written on the naval history of the Revolution, this is one of the first to treat it in its entirety as an Atlantic-wide conflict. While its geographical scope is vast, it features overlooked aspects of the war in which sloops and barges fought, actions which proved to be as decisive as the familiar ship of the line confrontations. It is also history from the bottom up, emphasizing the role of the crew as much the not always heroic officers. From naval perspective the rebellious colonies did not gain a military victory, though Benjamin Franklin was able to secure their independence at the peace table in Europe. The final chapter on the Royal Navy's evacuation of white and black loyalists, will be examined in more detail in the author's forthcoming Pen & Sword book.

AUTHOR: Theodore Corbett is a scholar of the American Revolutionary War, an interest which grew during a career in teaching at several universities. He has published the award-winning No Turning Point, The Saratoga Campaign in Perspective and two community studies of the war, Revolutionary New Castle and Revolutionary Chestertown. For this maritime history, he has done research at the Caird Library, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, Archives Centre, The Maritime Museum of Liverpool and the New York Historical Society as a Gilder Lehrman Fellow. He resides on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

19 b/w illustrations, 4 maps

By: Theodore Corbett
Imprint: Pen & Sword Maritime
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781399040419
ISBN 10: 1399040413
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 01 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Theodore Corbett is a scholar of the American Revolutionary War, an interest which grew during a career in teaching at several universities. He has published the award-winning No Turning Point, The Saratoga Campaign in Perspective and two community studies of the war, Revolutionary New Castle and Revolutionary Chestertown. For this maritime history, he has done research at the Caird Library, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, Archives Centre, The Maritime Museum of Liverpool and the New York Historical Society as a Gilder Lehrman Fellow. He resides on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

Reviews for A Maritime History of the American Revolutionary War: An Atlantic-Wide Conflict over Independence and Empire

"""...[readers] will find an immense amount of detail about British and American maritime infrastructure, operations and personalities not found in most standard accounts.""-- ""Journal of the American Revolution"" ""A work of thoroughly impressive scholarship that is thoroughly 'reader friendly' in organization and presentation... highly recommended.""-- ""Midwest Book Review"""