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Nelson, James L.

With fire & sword : the battle of Bunker Hill and the beginning of the American Revolution / With fire and sword James L. Nelson. - 1st ed. - New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2011. - x, 364 pages : maps ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-351) and index.

Part I : From resistance to rebellion. The Lexington alarm ; Dr. Joseph Warren ; "The butchering hands of an inhuman soldiery" ; Weed of slavery ; Gage's return ; The loyal and orderly people ; A well-digested plan -- Part II : Prelude to war. From the Penn to the sword ; Officers and men ; The Massachusetts Army ; Three generals ; The siege of Boston -- Part III : The Battle of Bunker Hill. Charlestown Heights ; First light ; Redcoats and bluejackets ; The Battle of Bunker Hill ; Attack and repulse ; "We are all wrong at the head."

Chronicles the events of the Battle of Bunker Hill and the beginning of the American Revolution, describing key figures from both sides, and how the battle's outcome influence British strategy throughout the course of the conflict.

ISBN: 9780312576448 0312576447

LCCN: 2010040653

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1775-1783

Subjects--Topical Terms:
War--Causes.
Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Boston (Mass.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States--History--Causes.--Revolution, 1775-1783
Massachusetts--Boston.
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.
Nonfiction.

LC Class. No.: E241.B9 / N45 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 973.3/312