{"product_id":"the-american-revolution-a-world-war-hardcover-1","title":"The American Revolution: A World War - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Allison\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLarrie D. Ferreiro\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lavishly illustrated essay collection that looks through a global lens at the American Revolution and re-positions it as the \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e 1st world war\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Every American should read this marvelous book.\" --Douglas Brinkley, author of \u003ci\u003eRightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From acts of resistance like the Boston Tea Party to the \"shot heard 'round the world,\" the American Revolutionary War stands as a symbol of freedom and democracy the world over for many people. But contrary to popular opinion, this was not just a simple battle for independence in which the American colonists waged a \"David versus Goliath\" fight to overthrow their British rulers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn over a dozen incisive pieces from leading historians, the American struggle for liberty and independence re-emerges instead as a part of larger skirmishes between Britain and Europe's global superpowers--Spain, France, and the Dutch Republic. Amid these ongoing conflicts, Britain's focus was often pulled away from the war in America as it fought to preserve its more lucrative colonial interests in the Caribbean and India. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With fascinating sidebars throughout and over 110 full-color images featuring military portraiture, historical documents, plus campaign and territorial maps, this fuller picture of one of the first global struggles for power offers a completely new understanding of the American Revolution.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDAVID K. ALLISON is Senior Scholar at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. LARRIE D. FERREIRO teaches history and engineering at George Mason University in Virginia, Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBrothers at Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.2 x 7.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47291451900153,"sku":"9781588346339","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/yLBd_d7G-Z9781588346339_00148f2b-5598-44a9-aff5-625721a07e60.webp?v=1769162635","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-american-revolution-a-world-war-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}