Conquered into Liberty: Two Centuries of Battles along the

Conquered into Liberty: Two Centuries of Battles along the Great Warpath that Made the American Way of War

Americans often think of the Civil War as the conflict that consolidated the United States, including its military values and practices. But there was another, earlier, and more protracted struggle between â€œNorthâ€ and â€œSouth,â€ beginning in the 1600s and lasting for more than two centuries, that shaped American geopolitics and military culture. Here, Eliot A. Cohen explains how the American way of war emerged from a lengthy struggle with an unlikely enemy: Canada.

In Conquered into Liberty, Cohen describes how five peoplesâ€”the British, French, Americans, Canadians, and Indiansâ€”fought over the key to the North American continent: the corridor running from Albany to Montreal dominated by the Champlain valley and known to Native Americans as the â€œGreat Warpath.â€ He reveals how conflict along these two hundred miles of lake, river, and woodland shaped the countryâ€™s military values, practices, and institutions.

Through a vivid narration of a series of fightsâ€” woodland skirmishes and massacres, bloody frontal assaults and fleet actions, rear-guard battles and shadowy covert actionsâ€”Cohen explores how a distinctively American approach to war developed along the Great Warpath. He weaves together tactics and strategy, battle narratives, and statecraft, introducing readers to such fascinating but little-known figures as Justus Sherwood, loyalist spy; Jeduthan Baldwin, self-taught engineer; and La Corne St. Luc, ruthless partisan leader. And he reintroduces characters we thought we knewâ€”an admirable Benedict Arnold, a traitorous Ethan Allen, and a devious George Washington. A gripping read grounded in serious scholarship, Conquered into Liberty will enchant and inform readers for decades to come.
Country USA
Brand Free Press
Manufacturer Free Press
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2011-11-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780743249904

Country	USA
Brand	Free Press
Manufacturer	Free Press
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2011-11-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780743249904

Conquered into Liberty: Two Centuries of Battles along the Great Warpath that Made the American Way of War

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