Ill Starred General: Braddock of the Coldstream Guards (Regional)

Mccardell, Lee

ISBN 10: 0822959038 / ISBN 13: 9780822959038

Published by University of Pittsburgh Press, 1986

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ill Starred General: Braddock of the Coldstream Guards (Regional)
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0822959038
• ISBN 13: 9780822959038
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A rare combination of documented fact and good storytelling, Ill-Starred General is the biography of a much maligned man from one of history's most vital eras. The career of Edward Braddock began during the court intrigues of Queen Anne and George I, gained momentum in continental military campaigns in the early 1750s, and ended abruptly in the rout of his American army near present-day Pittsburgh in 1755. This highly acclaimed biography reveals the man--and the politics--behind his defeat, one of the major setbacks to British imperial power in the American colonies.

About the Author

Lee McCardell worked as a newspaer reporter for over thirty years, and was head of The Sun London Bureau during the Second World War, and later became assistant manging editor of The Evening Sun.