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Title: The Siege of Yorktown
Subtitle: The Greatest Revolutionary War Battles
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Bill Hare
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-25-17
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: History, Military
Publisher's Summary:
Yorktown was a former tobacco trading post now in decline, not much bigger than a large village. But Yorktown was tucked away on the northern edge of the York peninsula in rural Virginia, and in 1781 it became the site of a brief siege between two small armies, fought with all the decorum and formality of 18th century European warfare. About 5,000 British and Germans faced perhaps 18,000 Americans and French. After only three weeks the smaller garrison surrendered, tired and low on ammunition. Casualties for both sides totaled less than 1,000 dead and wounded.
By contrast, at the siege of Stalingrad 161 years later, 107,000 Germans surrendered to one-point-two million Russians after five months of desperate fighting. At least a million died. At Waterloo in 1815, 190,000 troops slugged it out, leaving 14,000 dead in 10 hours. Another siege would take place at Yorktown during the Civil War 81 years after the more famous siege. Yorktown does not rank as a major military engagement by the conventional criteria of size, duration or casualties, but this small scale encounter was one of the most decisive battles in military history. The fact that it was the last major battle of the American Revolution has ensured that every Briton and American has heard of it.
Members Reviews:
Decent overview of the siege and battle
I bought this book when preparing a powerpoint presentation about the siege and battle for graduate school. This small book presented a good overview of events. It wasn't a scholarly tome by any means, but gave the highlights.
Great overview of Battle of Yorktown
Well written. Easy to read. Lots of information on the battles and participants, including some good illustrations and maps.
What I would have like to see was a little more detail, but I understand that is hard to provide in a short guide.
Five Stars
A very succinct and comprehensive overview of the battle of Yorktown.
Two Stars
It ok for projects
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Title: The Siege of Yorktown
Subtitle: The Greatest Revolutionary War Battles
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Bill Hare
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-25-17
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: History, Military
Publisher's Summary:
Yorktown was a former tobacco trading post now in decline, not much bigger than a large village. But Yorktown was tucked away on the northern edge of the York peninsula in rural Virginia, and in 1781 it became the site of a brief siege between two small armies, fought with all the decorum and formality of 18th century European warfare. About 5,000 British and Germans faced perhaps 18,000 Americans and French. After only three weeks the smaller garrison surrendered, tired and low on ammunition. Casualties for both sides totaled less than 1,000 dead and wounded.
By contrast, at the siege of Stalingrad 161 years later, 107,000 Germans surrendered to one-point-two million Russians after five months of desperate fighting. At least a million died. At Waterloo in 1815, 190,000 troops slugged it out, leaving 14,000 dead in 10 hours. Another siege would take place at Yorktown during the Civil War 81 years after the more famous siege. Yorktown does not rank as a major military engagement by the conventional criteria of size, duration or casualties, but this small scale encounter was one of the most decisive battles in military history. The fact that it was the last major battle of the American Revolution has ensured that every Briton and American has heard of it.
Members Reviews:
Decent overview of the siege and battle
I bought this book when preparing a powerpoint presentation about the siege and battle for graduate school. This small book presented a good overview of events. It wasn't a scholarly tome by any means, but gave the highlights.
Great overview of Battle of Yorktown
Well written. Easy to read. Lots of information on the battles and participants, including some good illustrations and maps.
What I would have like to see was a little more detail, but I understand that is hard to provide in a short guide.
Five Stars
A very succinct and comprehensive overview of the battle of Yorktown.
Two Stars
It ok for projects