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by Brendan Morrissey (Author), Adam Hook (Illustrator) "On Thursday 28 June 1781, two officers and their escort of green-coated cavalry rode along a narrow peninsula in eastern Virginia, towards Chesapeake Bay ..." (more)
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By 1781 Britain's struggle to contain the rebels in her American colonies had reached an inglorious stalemate. Six years on from the British defeat by the New England militia at Boston, George Washington's rebuilt Continental Army - with support from the French - now systematically began to seek out and destroy British forces even if protected by seemingly impregnable defences. Yorktown would be a salutary lesson to the British Crown about the odds she now faced in holding on to her colonies.


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Brendan Morrissey trained as a lawyer before working as a PR consultant and writer in the defence industry, principally with British Aerospace. He has a long-standing interest in military affairs and Anglo–American relations. Brendan has written several titles on this subject for Osprey, including Campaign 67 Saratoga 1777, and Campaign 37 Boston 1775. He is married and lives in Surrey, UK.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Highly detailed and well illustrated account of the battle., Jun 1 1999
By Melvin Williams (Mesquite, Tx USA) - See all my reviews
As usual, the Osprey Campaign Series sets high standards for detailed histories of key battles. Yorktown 1781 certainly meets these standards and explains the battle and events leading up to it. The illustrations are commendable and relevant including excellent 3-D diagrams of the battle field at various times. The only problem I had with this book was the somewhat dry wording by the author. The narrative is presented with a stuffy tone that sounds to the reader more like a college lecture than an account of a life or death struggle. This may be too critical however when considering the typical reader of Osprey Military books and military history in general. Aside from the dry writing style, this book is an excellent addition to the series and gives more than enough detail surrounding the battle of Yorktown and the events leading up to it. This book only gets 3 stars because the other Osprey titles are so darn good they are hard to measure up to.
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