*The American Revolution*; Transcripts and Guidebook (Great Courses) (Teaching Company) (Course Number 8514 Books only)

Allen Guelzo

ISBN 10: 1598034359 ISBN 13: 9781598034356

Publisher: The Teaching Company

Synopsis

This Teaching Company course is devoted to a survey of the American
Revolution, from its outbreak at Lexington and Concord in April, 1775,
until its close with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783 and the
dispersion of the American Continental army. It is a story concerned mostly
with a war—an 18th-century war in particular—which requires some
understanding of what the nature of 18th-century warfare was and how it
shaped the American Revolution for both American and British soldiers.
This course begins with a very short overview of the issues that brought the
North American British colonies into conflict with the British Empire, and
moves from there at once to the outbreak of hostilities between American
and British forces. The 24 lectures in this series are built around three
important questions:

1. What were the armies and navies which fought the Revolution like?
How different was the British regular from the American militiaman
and Continental regular? What was combat in the 18th century like?

2. What were the major campaigns of the Revolution? How important
were Trenton, Saratoga, and Yorktown? What difference did the formal
intervention of the French in 1778 make?

3. Who were the leaders of the Revolution? In particular, how much of a
difference was made by the military leadership on both sides—by
George Washington, Nathaniel Greene, Lord George Germain, Sir
William Howe, and even King George III?

Edition details

• Publisher: The Teaching Company
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598034359
• ISBN 13: 9781598034356
• Binding: Unknown Binding