With Musket and Tomahawk: Volume I - The Saratoga Campaign and

With Musket and Tomahawk: Volume I - The Saratoga Campaign and the Wilderness War of 1777

A comprehensive look at the brutal wilderness war that secured America's independence . . .

With Musket and Tomahawk is a vivid account of the American and British struggles in the sprawling wilderness region of the northeast during the Revolutionary War. Combining strategic, tactical, and personal detail, this book describes how the patriots of the recently organized Northern Army defeated England's massive onslaught of 1777, thereby all but ensuring Americaâ€™s independence.

Conceived and launched by top-ranking British military leaders to shatter and suppress the revolting colonies, Britainâ€™s three-pronged thrust was meant to separate New England from the rest of the nascent nation along the line of the Hudson River. Thus divided, both the northern and southern colonies could have been defeated in detail, unable to provide mutual assistance against further attacks.

Yet, despite intense planning and vast efforts, Britain's campaign resulted in disaster when General John Burgoyne, with 6,000 soldiers, emerged from a woodline and surrendered his army to the Patriots at Saratoga in October 1777.

Underneath the umbrella of Saratoga, countless battles and skirmishes were waged from the borders of Canada southward to Ticonderoga, Bennington, and West Point. Heroes on both sides were created by the score, though only one side proved victorious, amid a tapestry of madness, cruelty, and hardship in what can rightfully be called "the terrible Wilderness War of 1777."

MICHAEL O. LOGUSZ has served in both the Regular and Reserve branches of the U.S. Army, most recently during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007â€“08. He holds a B.A. from Oswego State College and an M.A. in Russian Studies from Hunter College in New York. The author of numerous articles and a previous book on WWII, Lt. Colonel Logusz has personally examined the ground of each battle he describes. He currently lives in Florida.
Country USA
Brand Casemate
Manufacturer Casemate Pub
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2010-04-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781935149002

Country	USA
Brand	Casemate
Manufacturer	Casemate Pub
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2010-04-19
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781935149002

With Musket and Tomahawk: Volume I - The Saratoga Campaign and the Wilderness War of 1777

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