Brothers at Arms : American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, A Division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
Format
Book
Edition
First Vintage Books edition.
Physical Desc
xxv, 429 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Status
Cambridge Springs Public Library
327.73 FER
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327.73 FER
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Subjects
LC Subjects
France -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1760-1789.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- France.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Spain.
Spain -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1775-1783.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, Spanish.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1760-1789.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- France.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Spain.
Spain -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1775-1783.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, Spanish.
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, A Division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
Edition
First Vintage Books edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-412) and index.
Description
In this revisionist history, Larrie Ferreiro shows that at the time the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord the colonists had little chance, if any, of militarily defeating the British. The nascent American nation had no navy, little in the way of artillery, and a militia bereft even of gunpowder. Ferreiro shows that without the extensive military and financial support of the French and Spanish, the American cause would never have succeeded. France and Spain provided close to the equivalent of $30 billion and 90 percent of all guns used by the Americans, and they sent soldiers and sailors by the thousands to fight and die alongside the Americans, as well as around the world. Ferreiro adds to the historical records the names of French and Spanish diplomats, merchants, soldiers, and sailors whose contribution is at last given recognition. Instead of viewing the American Revolution in isolation, Brothers at Arms reveals the birth of the American nation as the centerpiece of an international coalition fighting against a common enemy.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ferreiro, L. D. (2017). Brothers at Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It (First Vintage Books edition.). Vintage Books, A Division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ferreiro, Larrie D.. 2017. Brothers At Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It. Vintage Books, A Division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ferreiro, Larrie D.. Brothers At Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It Vintage Books, A Division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ferreiro, Larrie D.. Brothers At Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It First Vintage Books edition., Vintage Books, A Division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
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