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“This one concentrates on the military aspects of the American Revolutionary War, in particular the tactics and strategy involved.
TheophileEscargot wrote this review Saturday, May 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Guelzo's an enthusiastic lecturer, producing vivid and dramatic descriptions of the battles. He even likes to end his lectures with little cliffhangers.
That's helpful because the war itself wasn't that interesting from a dramatic point of view, though possibly patriotism would help. Both sides were plagued by logistical difficulties: the British from their long supply lines, the Americans from their lack of funds. That might be a fundamental problem with going to war in order not to pay taxes.
Basically the land forces slugged it out on roughly equal terms until the war widened to a naval conflict, with the Royal Navy simultaneously fighting the French, the Spanish and the Dutch. With ever-mounting costs, the Whig opposition who had always opposed the American war managed to win a majority in Parliament and ended the war, though the occupation of New York continued until the peace treaty was finalized.
Overall, pretty interesting and quite informative on 18th century warfare.”
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