McCulloch, Ian MacPherson

John Bradstreet's Raid, 1758 Volume 74: A Riverine Operation of the French and Indian War (Campaigns and Commanders Series)

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ISBN 13:
9780806193939
author:
McCulloch, Ian MacPherson
format:
Paperback
publisher:
University of Oklahoma Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2024
Pages:
254
Dimensions:
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 centimetres (0
Genre:
History, Europe, General,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 5 working days
£29.30

Description

John Bradstreet's Raid 1758: A New Perspective on a Critical Moment in Early American Military History In 1758, Benjamin Franklin hailed John Bradstreet's riverine raid as one of the great "American" victories of the Seven Years' War. This comprehensive analysis of the raid, written by Ian Macpherson McCulloch, offers a fresh and balanced account of a pivotal moment in early American military history. By examining the raid within the context of campaign planning and the friction among commanders, McCulloch sheds new light on the operation and its participants. Drawing on previously unseen materials and a new interpretive approach, McCulloch dispels many of the myths that have grown up around the raid. He consults little-known French documents and supporting material, such as orders of battle and meteorological data, to give voice to the experiences of the provincial participants. This detailed and thoroughgoing view of Bradstreet's raid is the most comprehensive analysis ever produced. McCulloch's work provides a nuanced understanding of the riverine operational capability that Bradstreet put in place, a new water-borne style of combat that the British-American army would soon successfully deploy in the campaigns of Niagara and Montreal.

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