"Whispers Across the Atlantick: General William Howe" Topic
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Tango01 | 18 Jan 2020 10:00 p.m. PST |
… and the American Revolution "General William Howe was the commander-in-chief of the British forces during the early campaigns of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Howe evoked passionate reactions in the people he worked with – his men loved him, his second-in-command detested him, his enemies feared him, his political masters despaired of him. There was even a plot to murder him, in which British officers as well as Americans were implicated. Howe's story includes intrigue, romance and betrayal, played out on the battlefields of North America and concluding in a courtroom at the House of Commons, where Howe defended his decisions with his reputation and possibly his life on the line. The inquiry, complete with witness testimonies and savage debate between the bitterly divided factions of the British Parliament, gives Howe's story the flavour of a courtroom drama. Using extensive research and recent archival discoveries, this book tells the thrilling story of the man who always seemed to be on the verge of winning the American Revolutionary War for Britain, only to repeatedly fail to deliver the final blow." Main page link Amicalement Armand
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42flanker | 19 Jan 2020 2:51 a.m. PST |
Never judge a book by its cover… |
IronDuke596 | 19 Jan 2020 10:30 a.m. PST |
You mean the spelling mistake? |
Tango01 | 19 Jan 2020 3:24 p.m. PST |
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42flanker | 19 Jan 2020 10:55 p.m. PST |
I was thinking more of the less than authentic Simkin illustration from the late C19th. |
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