The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved American Revolution John Oller Da Capo Press Inc Αγγλικά Βιβλία History General Issues

In The Darkest Days Of American Revolution Francis Marion And His Band Militia Freedom Fighters Kept Hope Alive For Patriot Cause During Critical British \ Southern Campaign Employing Insurgent Guerrilla Tactics That Became Commonplace Later Centuries Brigade Inflicted Enemy Losses Were Individually Small But Cumulatively A Large Drain On Resources Morale Although Many Will Remember Stirring Adventures Swamp Fox\ From Walt Disney Television Series Late 1950S Fictionalized Character Played By Mel Gibson 2000 Film Real Bore Little Resemblance To Either Those Caricatures Exploits No Less Heroic As He Succeeded Against All Odds Repeatedly Foiling Highly Trained Better-Equipped Forces Arrayed Him This Action-Packed Biography We Meet Colorful Characters Revolution: Banastre Tarleton Cavalry Officer Who Relentlessly Pursued Over Twenty-Six Miles Only Call Off Chase Declare (Per Legend) Devil Himself Could Not Catch Damned Old Fox Giving Famous Nickname Thomas Sumter Bold Rash Leader Whom Detested Lord Cornwallis Imperious Commander Ordered Hanging Rebels Destruction Their Plantations Light-Horse Harry\ Lee Urbane Young Continental Cavalryman Helped Topple Outposts South Carolina Most Washington Man Ruthless Determination Yet Humane Motivated What Peers Called Purest Patriotism First Major More Than Forty Years John Oller Compiles Striking Evidence Brings Together Much Recent Learning Provide Fresh Look Both At How Save Σελίδες: 400 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0529 Διαστάσεις: 15X15Cm