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Author:   John W. Gordon ,  John Keegan
Publisher:   University of South Carolina Press
Imprint:   University of South Carolina Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9781570036613

ISBN 10:   1570036616
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   28 February 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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"Gordon has provided historians and American Revolution enthusiasts with a wonderful guide to the battles fought in South Carolina. His prose is clear and concise, and his arguments are well-defined and supported. -- ""Journal of Military History"" Gordon skillfully recreates the conflict while explaining why it unfolded in the way it did... His chapters on the war in the Carolina backcountry in 1780 and 1781 present a superb, concise account of that brutal and confusing aspect of the conflict. -- ""War in History"" Gordon's book on the war in South Carolina is a welcome addition to the literature on the American Revolution. It offers both an excellent survey of this conflict and is also a useful work of reference, its full bibliography and footnotes making it a good starting point for further research into an important and interesting episode in American history. -- ""Army Historical Research"" Gordon's treatment of the American Revolution in South Carolina succeeds on several levels... For those who want the detail, it is here. For those who want to understand the context, that is also here. -- ""South Carolina Historical Magazine"""

Gordon has provided historians and American Revolution enthusiasts with a wonderful guide to the battles fought in South Carolina. His prose is clear and concise, and his arguments are well-defined and supported. -- Journal of Military History Gordon skillfully recreates the conflict while explaining why it unfolded in the way it did... His chapters on the war in the Carolina backcountry in 1780 and 1781 present a superb, concise account of that brutal and confusing aspect of the conflict. -- War in History Gordon's book on the war in South Carolina is a welcome addition to the literature on the American Revolution. It offers both an excellent survey of this conflict and is also a useful work of reference, its full bibliography and footnotes making it a good starting point for further research into an important and interesting episode in American history. -- Army Historical Research Gordon's treatment of the American Revolution in South Carolina succeeds on several levels... For those who want the detail, it is here. For those who want to understand the context, that is also here. -- South Carolina Historical Magazine

Gordon has provided historians and American Revolution enthusiasts with a wonderful guide to the battles fought in South Carolina. His prose is clear and concise, and his arguments are well-defined and supported.

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John W. Gordon is a professor of national security affairs at the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College in Quantico, Virginia. Formerly a professor of history and dean of undergraduate studies at the Citadel, he is the author of The Other Desert War: British Special Forces in North Africa, 1940-1943.

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