David L. Preston (1)
Autor von Braddock's Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution
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However, Preston is not here to pile more earth on the grave of Edward Braddock, but to consider all the burdens that the British general labored under in his efforts to get to grips with the French and one comes away with a good bit of respect for the man. The reality is that British power in North America suffered from many flaws and Braddock's great triumph was managing to will his force to that point where victory seemed in his grasp before disaster ensued.
If I were to mark down this book for anything it would be that the epilog seems a little pat, but then I'm not really the person for whom this book was written. However, as someone who has spent more then their fair share of time in Pennsylvania, Preston really does make the geography of the place come alive.… (mehr)