| International Standard Book Number |
9780802166401 ebook
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780802166395 hardcover
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| International Standard Book Number |
0802166393 hardcover
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| Personal Name |
O'Donnell, Patrick K., 1969- author.
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| Title Statement |
Revolutionary snipers : Washington's frontier commandos whose marksmanship forged a new way of war and helped win the revolution / Patrick K. O'Donnell.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Edition Statement |
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
xxi, 319 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references (275-305) and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Rage militaire -- The Pennsylvania long rifle -- The long march north -- Mutiny at Prospect Hill -- A deadly journey through the wilderness -- A raid at dawn -- Audentes fortuna juvat -- Into the maelstrom : assaulting fortress Quebec -- Domari nolo -- Prisoners of the Crown -- Dorchester Heights -- Defending the indefensible -- The battle of Brooklyn -- American Dunkirk -- Harlem Heights and freedom -- Hell Gate and Frog's Neck -- Betrayal at Fort Washington -- The darkest days -- The crossing -- Turning point : Trenton -- The second battle of Trenton -- Princeton : "The Lord Must Help Us" -- The forage war -- The empire strikes back : clash at the Short Hills -- The trek north -- Bloody clash at Freeman's Farm -- "The corps the army of General Burgoyne are most afraid of" -- Saratoga : the battle for Bemis Heights -- "Fatal ambition" and glorious victory -- After Saratoga : "Sooner than see that flag enter this fort, will I send a bullet through your heart".
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| Summary, Etc. |
"From the bestselling and award-winning author of The Indispensables and The Unvanquished, the dramatic untold story of the Continental Army's first soldiers and special operators, whose marksmanship and irregular warfare altered the outcomes of crucial battles and turned the tide of the Revolutionary War. In Revolutionary Snipers, acclaimed military historian Patrick K. O'Donnell vividly brings to life for the first time the exploits of Washington's finest frontier commandos, whose legendary deadeye shooting offered the Continental Army an evolving and unconventional tactical advantage in the War of Independence. Snipers such as Daniel Morgan, Timothy Murphy, and Samuel Brady were rugged frontiersmen armed with long rifles, a path-breaking American technology that allowed them to attack from a significant distance. The snipers, the very first members of the Continental Army, quickly struck terror among British troops besieged in Boston in the summer of 1775 by picking off targets. However, their success was checkered by mutiny, an epic journey through the Maine wilderness, and heart-wrenching failure at the gates of Quebec. O'Donnell follows unforgettable characters including a white slave to a rifle-wielding female camp follower, in a riveting Band of Brothers-style narrative. Despite the setbacks, Washington and his officers perceived a new approach to waging war could emerge from the combined arms of pairing sniper groups with traditional units. The riflemen played vital roles in many pivotal battles -- from protecting Washington's army during its retreat from Manhattan, when some twenty-five snipers repelled an amphibious landing of hundreds of British soldiers at Throggs Neck, to energizing the momentum-shifting battles at Saratoga and later, in the South, at King's Mountain and Cowpens. Unearthing unpublished letters, diaries, and other participant documents, O'Donnell puts readers dramatically in the moment as riflemen prevented a British charge at Trenton that could have ended the war, employed irregular warfare to counter enemy attempts to resupply during the critical yet obscure "Forage War" in spring 1777, and contested large swaths of the frontier, at times disguised as Native Americans. Placing the riflemen front and center throughout the war, Revolutionary Snipers illuminates an unknown aspect of the conflict and is an important addition to our understanding of how the Revolution was won and of an emerging new way of war"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject-Corporate Name |
United States. Continental Army. Thompson's Battalion.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Snipers History 18th century. United States
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Sniping (Military science) History 18th century.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Kentucky rifle History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States History Campaigns. Revolution, 1775-1783
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