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Correspondence of Charles, first Marquis Cornwallis (Volume I)

Correspondence of Charles, first Marquis Cornwallis (Volume I)

Ross, Charles

Paperback

21st Century United States HistoryFiction AnthologiesBritish History

ISBN10: 9353800102
ISBN13: 9789353800109
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jul 1 2019
Pages: 582
Weight: 1.61
Height: 1.30 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Enter the private paper-trail of power at war. In these pages, the voice behind the uniform steps forward, unvarnished and urgent. History speaks here, in dispatches. Correspondence of Charles, first Marquis Cornwallis (Volume I) gathers a revolutionary war letters collection into a single collected letters volume, presenting a historical correspondence edition drawn from primary source documents. Read it as american revolution history seen from the British side: orders, reports, and the pressures of british military leadership as events unfold across revolutionary war America. Compiled and arranged by Charles Ross, it preserves the cadence of official duty and private judgement, offering context without drowning the reader. You see how policy, logistics, loyalty, and uncertainty collide, and how a commander reports upward, negotiates with allies, and manages morale in an imperial war at home and abroad alike. Beyond the battlefield, the letters illuminate colonial administration dispatches and the machinery of decision-making that shaped British imperial history. For readers who love narrative history, the immediacy is gripping; for collectors, it is the kind of volume that anchors a shelf. As a military history reference and a foundation for academic history research, it offers direct access to the language, assumptions, and anxieties of 18th century Britain in crisis - invaluable for anyone tracing how empire governed, fought, and justified itself. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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