Conquered Into Liberty: Two Centuries of Battles Along the Great Warpath That Made the American Way of War Hardcover - 2011

Americans often think of the Civil War as the conflict that consolidated the United States, including its military values and practices. But there was another, earlier, and more protracted struggle between âÈêNorthâÈë and âÈêSouth,âÈë beginning in the 1600s and lasting for more than two centuries, that shaped American geopolitics and military culture. Here, Eliot A. Cohen explains how the American way of war emerged from a lengthy struggle with an unlikely enemy: Canada.

In Conquered into Liberty, Cohen describes how five peoplesâÈ'the British, French, Americans, Canadians, and IndiansâÈ'fought over the key to the North American continent: the corridor running from Albany to Montreal dominated by the Champlain valley and known to Native Americans as the âÈêGreat Warpath.âÈë He reveals how conflict along these two hundred miles of lake, river, and woodland shaped the countryâÈçs military values, practices, and institutions.

Through a vivid narration of a series of fightsâÈ' woodland skirmishes and massacres, bloody frontal assaults and fleet actions, rear-guard battles and shadowy covert actionsâÈ'Cohen explores how a distinctively American approach to war developed along the Great Warpath. He weaves together tactics and strategy, battle narratives, and statecraft, introducing readers to such fascinating but little-known figures as Justus Sherwood, loyalist spy; Jeduthan Baldwin, self-taught engineer; and La Corne St. Luc, ruthless partisan leader. And he reintroduces characters we thought we knewâÈ'an admirable Benedict Arnold, a traitorous Ethan Allen, and a devious George Washington. A gripping read grounded in serious scholarship, Conquered into Liberty will enchant and inform readers for decades to come.

Details

• Title Conquered Into Liberty: Two Centuries of Battles Along the Great Warpath That Made the American Way of War
• Author Eliot A. Cohen
• Binding Hardcover
• Edition 2nd ptg
• Pages 405
• Volumes 1
• Language ENG
• Publisher Free Press, New York
• Date 2011-11-15
• Illustrated Yes
• ISBN 9780743249904 / 0743249909
• Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
• Dimensions 9 x 6.3 x 1.5 in (22.86 x 16.00 x 3.81 cm)
• Library of Congress subjects New York (State) - History - French and, New York (State) - History - Revolution,
• Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011023717
• Dewey Decimal Code 355.009

âÈêConquered into Liberty is a good read for anyone interested in a fresh perspective on the particular wars it covers and the development of the American military tradition.âÈë âÈ'Strategy Page