"The Improbable Victory: The Campaigns, Battles...." Topic
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Tango01 | 21 Dec 2017 3:16 p.m. PST |
… and Soldiers of the American Revolution, 1775–83: In Association with The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown "The American Revolution reshaped the political map of the world, and led to the birth of the United States of America. Yet these outcomes could have scarcely been predicted when the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord. American rebel forces were at first largely a poorly trained, inexperienced and disorganized militia, pitted against one of the most formidable imperial armies in the world. Yet following a succession of defeats against the British, the rebels slowly rebounded in strength under the legendary leadership of George Washington. The fortunes of war ebbed and flowed, from the humid southern states of America to the frozen landscapes of wintry Canada, but eventually led to the catastrophic British defeat at Yorktown in 1781 and the establishment of an independent United States of America…."
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Supercilius Maximus | 21 Dec 2017 4:22 p.m. PST |
American rebel forces were at first largely a poorly trained, inexperienced and disorganized militia…… No they weren't. ……pitted against one of the most formidable imperial armies in the world. No it wasn't. |
42flanker | 22 Dec 2017 6:54 a.m. PST |
The Battle of Long Island. "The British and Hessians smashed into the American centre, which began to collapse. The fighting in the redoubts and trenches was bloody." No, it wasn't "It is estimated that the Americans lost nearly 1000 men killed and wounded… The British lost 300 men killed and 500 wounded." No, they didn't. (Cough)-'sprey |
23rdFusilier | 22 Dec 2017 9:36 a.m. PST |
So sad. With all the real good stuff that is out there and serious historical research that has been done drivel like this still come out. I posted about a similar book in the War of 1812 forum. I guess most readers want the myth rather then the truth. |
42flanker | 22 Dec 2017 9:41 a.m. PST |
I am sure most readers would prefer the truth but if they come to a subject knowing no better, how can they tell the difference? |
Tango01 | 22 Dec 2017 11:41 a.m. PST |
Good point!. Amicalement Armand |
dantheman | 22 Dec 2017 7:53 p.m. PST |
Saw this book at my local bookstore a few weeks ago. Was tempted to get it but passed after looking through it. |
coopman | 23 Dec 2017 7:35 a.m. PST |
Are the above quotes taken directly from the book's text or from a publisher's summary (or something similar)? |
Baranovich | 23 Dec 2017 8:28 a.m. PST |
This shows what happens when mainstream historical academia essentially "cut and paste" from one another's works, passing down the same misconceptions and inaccuracies. This poor history is of course then taken for granted and becomes imbedded as being correct. It's a bizarre thing how our brains then work, when someone else actually comes along with books that actually attempt to correct the record. THOSE people are viewed as military/historical "conspiracy theorists" or revisionists of history. It's mind-boggling. The great harm of course is that this mainstream narrative is passed along to the public which then consumes and it considers itself "educated" on history. But even more so that students of history are writing papers and educating themselves with these kinds of narratives. …but of course we won the revolution because we smart Americans hid behind rocks and trees while the guys in red stood in straight lines like morons, right? lol |
42flanker | 23 Dec 2017 1:55 p.m. PST |
Coopman, Super Max's were taken from publisher's blurb at the link, mine from the text of the book. |
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