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Including both attention to strategic policies in Britain and France and personal accounts of colonial soldiers, The War for American Independence provides an unprecedented view of America's struggle for independence in its world context. With wit, clarity, and dramatic effect, Samuel B. Griffith II vivifies the characters and incidents of the period on both sides of the Atlantic, drawing from personal diaries and letters, newspaper accounts, and detailed battle maps to create a unique alternative to standard histories of the period.
This enduring and exceptionally readable resource, first published in 1976 under the title In Defense of the Public Liberty: Britain, America, and the Struggle for Independence from 1760 to the Surrender at Yorktown in 1781, was honored with the Sons of Liberty Award for the best book on the American Revolution.
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Very enjoyable.......2007-03-15
The aspect of Griffith's work that makes it so worthwhile is its hearkening to the great tradition of blending compelling narrative prose style with factual content. This style has largely disappeared due to increased specialization within academia on one hand and a reliance on simplicity to reach lay readers by popular writers on the other. Griffith assumes his readers are familiar with the Revolution thus enriching his book with subtlety and eloquence missing from a standard overview like Middlekauff's redundant The Glorious Cause.
If one is new to learning about this period I wouldn't read this first. However, after youve scaled through enough Wood, Ketcham etc., pick this gem up and appreciate an old fashioned gripping story.
Fabulous research of a world changing time.......2006-11-09
Not having an real idea of the events of the time as we did not cover it at school I thoroughly enjoyed the research and well written history of the War. It was well detailed particularly covering both the British and American political issues, althought it felt like the author tired and wound up the final years very quickly. Dispite that a very good account and an relatively easy read for a subject like this. Thank you Author for the reseacrh which was obviously huge !.Written by a Kiwi(New Zealander) discovering American history for the first time.
The War for American Independence.......2005-08-21
An extremely well written and comprehensive volume on growing estrangement between Great Britain and the American colonies, and on the course of the Revolutionary War. The narrative flows easily from the viewpoint of the British to that of the Americans, enabling the reader to see both sides of the conflict.
Strangely paced.......2004-03-02
The book is actually quite good, however it is hard to understand to what audience he aims it. At times the book seems to assume a good level of previous familiarity with the American Revolution from which he would add a greater military and political background than you were familiar with (specially a more foreign background which is rather nice). However, at other points he changes and quotes the Declaration of independence and some of its writing for a whole chapter.
Probably a good book for people who are not historically illiterate, but are also not historians. Bad book as an introduction, probably a good second book on the American Revolution.
Riveting!.......2002-07-30
This is by far the best book on the American revolution I have ever read. The author incorporates extensive excerpts from documents and correspondence of all the major participants of the war. I really got a sense of the true thoughts, feelings, and motivations of Washington, Benedict Arnold, Franklin, and so on. Griffith's research was extremely thorough and his insights enlightening. The British point of view is well presented and balanced as well. Eminently readable! Highest recommendation for anyone interested in how and why the revolution took place from a scholarly yet entertaining author.
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This biography of a doomed aircraft carrier follows in the popular tradition of Stephen E. Ambrose's Citizen Soldiers and Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation--it's a book about sailors, not admirals. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jeff Nesmith interviewed dozens of the men assigned to the USS Yorktown, which would sink to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean during the Battle of Midway "six months almost to the hour after the bombing of Pearl Harbor." Readers will learn more about men like Joe Fazio, an Italian American kid whose greatest ambition in high school was to become a chief petty officer in the Navy, than they will about the officers who sent him to war. Nesmith's real achievement on these pages is to recreate a sense of what it was like to serve aboard an aircraft carrier in the early days of the Second World War. No Higher Honor is full of original material, and the pages are heavy with dialogue. Midway was not an inglorious moment for the 2,000 men who would abandon ship early in the morning of June 4, 1942. They had fought gallantly in what Nesmith calls "one of the great naval battles of history, one that would turn the momentum of the war in the Pacific away from Japan in favor of the United States." They are well served by this engaging tribute. --John J. Miller
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A detailed, moving account of the pivotal Battle of Midway, told through the voices and stories of the men who fought on the U.S.S. Yorktown.
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Entertaining, simplistic account of a proud wartime carrier.......2003-11-27
While not written in a complex manner, this book is entertaining enough that it is easily read in a short time, while delivering some idea of what carrier duty was about in World War II. No Higher Honor covers from before Pearl Harbor to its sinking by the Japanese, to even including a epilogue that details the lives of some of the men who are featured int eh book to provide readers with an opportunity to learn what became of the crewmwn of the Yorktown. The author's discussion of some of the thousands of crewmembers and their stories is natural and gives a reader enough of an appreciation for each to make the full story that much more urgent as events unfold.
The discussion of luck, fate, duty and honor shared between the carrier Yorktown and her crew is also especially recommended for school-age students that need resource material or some kind of understanding about what is increasingly getting littler amounts of ink in high school history courses. I would urge that this be used in school libraries and recommended for readers seeking to learn about the difficulties that come from conflict and their human costs. By the end of the book, readers will definitely have a much greater appreciation for the challenges that came from service, the sacrifices stemming from war, and the humanity that bound the whole thing together.
Insightful Account of men at War.......2001-01-16
`No Higher Honor: The U.S.S. Yorktown at the Battle of Midway' by Jeff Nesmith is a insightful account of the men who made up the crew of the US aircraft carrier `Yorktown' at the Battle of Midway. As one of the previous reviews has mentioned the title may be a bit misleading as the book really starts before America's entry into World War Two. But that is fine as the author gives you an idea of some of the characters of this story, he gives you a real look at the ordinary men who served on this ship. We hear stories from some of the ships crew, from pilots and the aircraft handlers and from some of the officers.
The narrative is easy to read and the personal accounts fit right into the flow of the book. I could really picture the story and the people; the author's style of writing put you right there. I was sadden by some of what I read, of the men who lost their lives during the fighting at Midway, of friends lost and bravery unseen and un-rewarded. This is a great story, maybe not the best book on a tactical/strategic level but one of the best covering the human element of war. The book has a number of black and white photographs many previously not seen before. Overall this is a good story and I think most people who enjoy a well-written history book will enjoy this account of a fine ship during a great battle of WW2.
Good Book, Confusing Title.......2000-02-04
This book is the story of the USS Yorktown. However, contrary to the title of the book, It details the life of the Yorktown from 1941 until June 1942. Overall, this is a very good book. I was particularly interested by the personal stories and experiences of the crew members. I do feel that the book did not devote enough time to the battle of Midway. There are only about 120 pages or so that actually deal with the battle, while the rest of the book covers the Yorktown's earlier service, hence the "confusing title". There are other books available which go into much greater depth, but this book does a good job covering the basic aspects of the battle of Midway.
A very good read for anyone interested in WW II........1999-11-16
Mr. Nesmith includes first hand accounts of men who were aboard the USS Yorktown at the Battle of Midway. He describes the innocense of the young sailors, the shock of the enemy attacks, the death and destruction, the patriotism, spirit and camaraderie among the crew of the Yorktown and of course their enormous courage. For anyone who is a student of WW II this is a must read. The book gave me a glimpse of the horrors my father witnessed as the Junior Medical Officer on the Yorktown during the Battle of the Coral Sea and at Midway. Along with the others in the medical department he saw the worst of what war can do to a human being. He did not often speak of his Navy service during the Battle of Midway. In the few times he did, he expressed the greatest respect and praise for the brave pilots whose each flight meant a chance with death, for the enlisted men whose duty it was to stand with their shipmates firing their anti-aircraft guns as the attacking enemy planes bore down on them and for the officers whose decisions during the battle meant life or death for scores of men. If understanding war, how it defines a man and what courage is, then read this book. If you want to know of typical unassuming Americans who rose to great heights of unsung heroism while defending their country for you and me then read this book. Mr. Nesmith has captured it all.
Good human interest material; some extremely poor research.......1999-11-08
Though the subtitle indicates this book deals with the aircraft carrier Yorktown at the Battle of Midway, it actually follows CV-5's career from late 1941 through its sinking in June 1942. The author provides depth and variety to his human interest coverage but makes a large number of egregious factual errors, all of which are avoidable. Just a few corrections: some US torpedo planes DID return to their carriers; Geo. Gay of VT-8 did NOT receive the Medal of Honor; SBD and TBD armament is incorrectly described; and for some vague reason the Yorktown dive bombing attack that sank the Japanese carrier Soryu is glossed over in one short paragraph. This is certainly a worthy topic, but the best books on the subject are Cressman's "That Gallant Ship" plus Cressman (et al) "A Glorious Page in Our History." Naval aviation history really needs to be written by naval or aviation people.
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- Fabulous view from a different angle than we usually see, but....
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The Battle of Yorktown, 1781: A Reassessment (Warfare in History) (Warfare in History)
John D. Grainger
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Yorktown [1781], where a British Army, commanded by Lord Cornwallis, surrendered to the American forces under George Washington and their French allies, has generally been considered one of the decisive battles of the American War of Independence. This accessible and authoritative account of the battle and the wider campaign goes back to original source material [diaries, letters, speeches, and newspapers], offering both a narrative of the events themselves, and an analysis of how the defeat came about and why it came to be seen as crucial. It shows that the battle was really a siege, that it involved relatively few numbers, and relatively little fighting, and was not immediately seen as decisive, with the war continuing for a further two years. It sets the battle and campaign in the wider context of a war which included action in the West Indies, Europe, Africa, Asia, and at sea; shows how movements of the French and British navies were a crucial factor; and, overall, reassesses the causes and significance of the battle.
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Fabulous view from a different angle than we usually see, but...........2006-10-10
Grainger gives an exhaustively researched world wide view of the Yorktown campaign that particularly interests me as a resident of Yorktown living on Wormley Creek and sailing the surrounding waters. All of the author's verbose description of the crucial fleet actions in the Chesapeake Bay would be immeasurably enhanced by the addition of a nautical chart of the Bay entrance showing the location and depths of the described shoals and depths that controlled the fleet movements. The two simple maps in the front of the book are a wholly inadequate visual aid for an otherwise excellent work.
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The Battle of Yorktown (Let Freedom Ring)
Dee Ready
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What events led up to the Boston Tea Party or the signing of the Declaration of Independence? These stories are filled with human interest and packed with facts, offering readers an exciting look into this important time in our nation's history.
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Actually aboard the ship.......2007-08-10
My father, still alive, was a member of the crew on the CV-5 Yorktown when it shipped out from the east coast. He told me they changed the numbers on the ship going through the Panama Canal to "confuse" the enemy, and then repainted when it joined the Pacific group. He was in Pearl Harbor a few weeks after the attack and said there were still large oil slicks and the occassional body still floating up at that point. A horrible scene to ship into when you are only about 17. The battles at Coral Sea left the ship in bad shape and the quick turnaround to Midway did not help.
This book adds to the list of good books on the subject. Rendevous at Midway, written by a sailor on the ship with many shipmates including my father is another good one. Too bad most Americans do not know much about these ships and the crews who were so very young and so instrumental in turning the war with Japan.
At 84, my dad is one of the few survivors still alive. I hope we talk to all of them before their memories and souls leave us forever.
U.S. Ship naming policy established in 1819.......2002-03-01
U.S. ship naming policy was established by an act of Congress in 1819. Under the Act of Congress of March 5, 1819, "all third-rate ships", those under 19 guns, "are to be
named for the Cities and Towns of the States of the Union."
What does that mean? It means exactly what it says. All cruisers and submarines, (today's third-rate line ships), are
to be named for the Cities and Towns of the States of the
Union. The current USS Yorktown, (CG-48), is a guided missile cruiser. The nuclear attack submarine USS Los Angeles, on the other hand, is another story. However, it
conforms to US ship-naming policy. What about the first-rates? The ships-of-the-line, or battleships? Under U.S.
law, they're named for the States of the Union. Unlike British
ship naming policy, which is different from ours, they name
their ships for cities. For example, HMS Belfast, is a battleship. Here, she'd be a cruiser. The first Yorktown was a sloop-of-war built at the Gosport, (Norfolk), Navy Yard, in
1839, fitted out in 1840, commissioned in 1842, and sunk off the west coast of Africa in 1850, when she was part of a
little-known chapter in American history---the U.S. Navy's Antislavery Patrol, which unlike Britain's, was unpopular because it was fighting the economic lifeblood of the South.
Begun in the 1820s to crack down on the smuggling of slaves into the United States, it was unlike the Antipiracy Patrol in the Caribbean and ships were peeled away from the less glamorous, ugly, stepsister, the Antislavery Patrol.
The second Yorktown was a steam-driven schooner-rigged
small cruiser, although she was classified as a gunboat.
She served in the Navy from 1888 until 1919 when she was
sold for scrap. The third Yorktown was the aircraft carrier that was sunk at Midway.
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One of America's most exciting living historians has written a thrilling account of the climactic battle of the American Revolution. The Battle of Yorktown is a proud and exciting story, boldly written with stirring narrative that is filled with vivid first-hand accounts from great leaders such as General George Washington and Lord Cornwallis, as well as from common soldiers such as the battle's most dedicated diarist, Lieutenant Ebenezer Denny.
For some it was just another battle to be fought and won. But others sensed that there was something more to this siege of a British garrison trapped in a Virginia port city; that if the Americans won, the world would be "turned upside down." Fleming documents every critical stage of the battle and even includes such little known after-battle incidents as the details on why Congress greeted Washington's news of victory with embarrassment. The result is an invaluable account of the battle that secured American independence.
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The siege that turned the world upside down in 1781.......2003-08-08
Every time I see mention of "The Battle of Yorktown" I immediate do a mental correction since it was technically a siege. In August 1781, after six years of war, George Washington and his ragged, underpaid colonial army made a marathon march from New York to attack Lord Cornwallis at the Virginia port of Yorktown. With the help of the French navy, which had defeated the British at the Battle of Chesapeake Bay (as well as at strategic naval engagements in the West Indies), the rebel American army was able to entrap Cornwallis and his 7,000 men. Unable to break the siege and with his ranks decimated by casualties, illness, and desertion, Cornwallis surrendered two months later. The signing of the surrender document on October 19, 1781 effectively constitutes the end of the Revolutionary War and the beginning of the American nation (even though we reckon such things from July 4, 1776). However, ironically enough, few at the time realized the American victory at Yorktown would indeed be the climatic moment of the revolution.
In this informative and grandly illustrated volume for the American Heritage Junior Library, Thomas J. Fleming lays out the end game of the American Revolution clearly establishing for young readers that in the spring of 1781 the outcome of the war was still in doubt. With British commander in chief in America, Sir Henry Clinton secure in New York behind his fortifications, Cornwallis had ignored orders to secure South Carolina and had marched instead into Virginia. Fleming explains how this afforded the Americans an opportunity to surprise Cornwallis and defeat one British army in the open field before it could catch the colonial army between the two forces in New York. To add insult to injury, Fleming also shows how the British defensive position at Yorktown was not as bad as Cornwallis insisted, before detailing how the siege worked out. To be fair, Fleming also gives the French credit for prodding Washington into making his historic decision to abandon his watch on Clinton at New York and march south to attack Cormwallis's army in Virginia.
Still, it seems perfectly clear that Americans are not as enamored of sieges as they are of battles. The siege at Vicksburg was arguably more important to the final outcome of the Civil War than the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, but it is the latter than commands more attention (the Alamo being the exception that proves the rule). Sieges are usually parts of campaigns, such as the Peninsula and St. Petersberg campaigns/sieges in the Civil War, but it remains the battles that draw the most attention and receive the focus in volumes like this one. That makes this look at Yorktown all the more significant, because it deals with the larger strategic considerations of the war along with the tactical concerns of tightening the noose around the British position. Still, the are the assaults by the allied forces on two of the British forward redoubts that provides a sense of drama and accomplishment more than waiting for the inevitable outcome of the siege.
As is the case with all of these marvelous American Heritage Junior Library volumes "The Battle of Yorktown" is marvelously illustrated with period paintings, maps, etchings, cartoons, drawings, and the like. One of the few contemporary photographs shows a collection of Revolutionary War items from various museums that were worn by colonial soldiers. One of the treats is that key paintings are often done as full or even two-page spreads (such as John Trumbull's final version of the surrender scene). Being able to tell this story with 18th-century maps and paintings is quite something and will give young readers a much better sense of how Washington won the war than they will find in their American history textbook.
The Best For "The Battle Of Yorktown".......2002-01-21
This book has pictures and it tells you all you need to know if you are doing a report on this and if you are doing history day on this, you're garrenteed an A+++++++++++++++.
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The early days of 1781 cast a cold shadow over the downtrodden American Continental army. Mutiny, the recent disastrous losses in South Carolina at Camden and Charleston, and Benedict Arnold's betrayal called General George Washington's leadership into question.
Faced with the possibility of either a crushing defeat or a brilliant victory, Washington's loyalty to the fledgling United States compelled him to make a bold, offensive stroke in the late summer of 1781. In less than a month, he marched the combined American and French armies to Yorktown, Virginia-nearly 450 miles south of their encampment at New York-to face the might of the British army.
Through a riveting mixture of fact and dialogue, noted author Donald T. Phillips chronicles the remarkable events of the Siege of Yorktown. From dramatic artillery assaults to the celebrated American and French attacks and, finally, to the incredible British surrender, On the Wing of Speed delivers a thrilling tale of courage, strength, and devotion.
"Extraordinary. Brilliant. Don Phillips does more than take the reader to the scene; he renders us participants in the experience. On the Wing of Speed is a compelling read for all Americans who want to understand how the United States was born."
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A historic telling of the end of the Revolutionary War.......2006-11-07
Reviewed by William E. Cooper for Reader Views (10/06)
I have written reviews on many books on a variety of topics. I have to say "On the Wing of Speed" is one of the best books I've read in many years. I love history, particularly American history, and Mr. Phillips' book captures the time nearing the end of the Revolutionary War with such reality that it seems as if the reader is actually there. This type of writing takes considerable skill and it is abundantly clear Mr. Phillips has what it takes. Making it even more real, I have visited the places his book describes, from New York to Yorktown and he is right on. His near minute-by-minute description of events is outstanding, and the need to articulate the daily movements is certainly there.
Mr. Phillips not only writes about the events, but captures the essence of leadership, courage, risk-taking, loyalty, and what it took to make America. As I read the book I felt the weight of decisions and leadership on General Washington's shoulders. Having been in a leadership position for years as a Chief of Police, I have full realization that while I felt the burden at times, it was little compared to those times. This is a book I will always keep in my library and I will read it more than once. I recommend "On the Wing of Speed" with as high a recommendation as I've delivered before, and I genuinely hope Mr. Phillips writes more books. I'll be wanting one of the first.
Mix of history and fiction.......2006-10-13
It's an interesting concept mixing text like a standard history book with passages of historical fiction of the same time period. Sometimes it works, giving the reader a more intimate feel of what was going on at the time other time is shows up the weakness of both sections (neither fish not fowl). The author did his research but there are a few historical liberties/inaccuracies that made me wince (which could be the result of poor editing-- as a change of wording could probably make it right). The book is an introduction and intimate portrayal of Washington during during late Summer of 1781 to the Surrender. If you've read other books on the Yorktown Campaign or on Washington and his relationships to his aides-de-camps, stepson, and allies there is nothing new and it's been done in more depth elsewhere. If you have little knowledge about the era or personages, this book is a decent place to start.
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- Awesome overview of war for independence
- Exciting, well researched, approachable, highly recommend
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The World Turned Upside Down: George Washington and the Battle of Yorktown
Richard Ferrie
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Awesome overview of war for independence.......2006-04-05
As the headmaster of and a former history teacher at a private prep school I have studied numerous accounts of early American history and Richard Ferrie's work is by far one of the best I have read. I particularly liked the fact that he started out with a quick introduction (note, the facsimilie of the 1781 broadside before the intro. ends with the Latin phrase "Laus Deo!" The aluminum cap on top of the Washington Monument has the same phrase which means, "Praise Be To God"), followed by a picture of the "Key Players" with a cameo on each (which was divided into sections containing the American, French, and then British forces). Mr. Ferrie followed this up with a timeline of the major events before Yorktown and then the Yorktown campaign itself. The first chapter did an excellent job of setting the stage by giving a quick overview of the war and the events immediately before Yorktown. I also appreciated the appendices which gave more background material for those so interested. This overview was an excellent way to introduce the whole war and its glorious end to new students of this time period.
Most history books hold you hostage to their chronology by not letting you know where they are going with their narrative as well as drive all but the most serious reader away with exhaustive detail. History text books are usually worse and dry as dust (no wonder many students don't like history). Not so with this little gem. Right from the get-go you are gripped with a quick moving story that is hard to put down! Even though you know the ending, like all good story tellers, he keeps you on the edge of your seat wanting to now HOW Washington and the French pulled it off.
I only wish the author had gone into more background on the significance of the battle of Cowpens and how afterwards the patriots were able to harrass Cornwallis and drive him to the sea at Yorktown (instead of getting wiped out). Clinton, the commander-in-chief acknowledged (when Cornwallis was chasing the patriot army), "...here the royal army was again stopped by a sudden rise of the waters, which had only just fallen (almost miraculously) to let the enemy over, who could not else have eluded Lord Cornwallis' grasp, so close was he upon their rear..."
Although this book was written for children, I HIGHLY recommend it to adults as well. This is a must read for junior or senior high school students. It will give you a great overview of the war, the character of the major individuals, and a sense of excitement that textbooks, unfortunately, fail to deliver.
Well done Mr. Ferrie!
PS I completely disagree with the criticism by another reviewer who did not like the antiquated maps (not enough detail for him)...frankly, I thought they added character to the book. If you want detail, you can always use an atlas or go to Mapquest.com! :)
Exciting, well researched, approachable, highly recommend.......1999-08-10
Ferrie creates a refreshing, approachable, and exciting vehicle for examining the events and issues around the Battle of Yorktown. Unencumbered by patriotic propoganda, extremely well researched - reveals the issues and life as it truly was for those involved (on both sides and at all levels) in the struggle for American freedom. Highly recommended for elementary school and up!
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The Battle Of Yorktown (Events That Shaped America)
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Dale Anderson
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