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The image is indelible: densely packed lines of slow-moving Redcoats picked off by American sharpshooters. Now Matthew H. Spring reveals how British infantry in the American Revolutionary War really fought.
This groundbreaking book offers a new analysis of the British Army during the American rebellion at both operational and tactical levels. Presenting fresh insights into the speed of British tactical movements, Spring discloses how the system for training the army prior to 1775 was overhauled and adapted to the peculiar conditions confronting it in North America.
First scrutinizing such operational problems as logistics, manpower shortages, and poor intelligence, Spring then focuses on battlefield tactics to examine how troops marched to the battlefield, deployed, advanced, and fought. In particular, he documents the use of turning movements, the loosening of formations, and a reliance on bayonet-oriented shock tactics, and he also highlights the army's ability to tailor its tactical methods to local conditions.
Written with flair and a wealth of details that will engage scholars and history enthusiasts alike, With Zeal and with Bayonets Only offers a thorough reinterpretation of how the British Army's North American campaign progressed and invites serious reassessment of most of its battles.
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Matthew Spring holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Leeds and teaches history at Truro School, an independent secondary school in Cornwall, England.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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What a pleasure it is to encounter a book on the AWI which is free of obvious biases and which uses the sources to try to extract the historical answer to historical questions. Every factor of the British Army's response is considered carefully and this consideration will carry over into your reading of other books on the period. Although the topic is the British Army, the Loyalist, Continental, State and militia forces appear in strength and are treated not as some amusing example of dogs walking or women preaching, but of different styles of war-fighting. If you are looking for polemics this is a damned bad book. If you are looking for a balanced view to help to inform your own opinion I can think of no finer work.
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Dr. Spring has created a masterful work. Based on his PhD Thesis, this is a topic by topic study of the operations of the British and Loyalist land forces during the American Revolutionary War. The topics are broad ranging, covering aspects such as motivation, command & control, mobility and firepower as just some examples.
In each case, the topic is explored with the extensive use of first-hand accounts and the author is careful to substantiate his conclusions with multiple pieces of evidence in a balanced and objective manner. The source material is also extensively referenced throughout. The book remains focused and consistent in this approach and is not intended in to be a history of the conflict so some background knowledge is helpful. The book is somewhat technical in nature but very readable nonetheless.
Although focused on the `Kings Forces', the book also provides some interesting insight into the evolution of American military thinking. Just about every deeply held belief and myth of the way the war was fought is turned upside down. The work shows that from the top command to the rank and file, the armies on both sides of the conflict were highly imaginative, resourceful and adaptable throughout this turbulent period.
The book is clearly aimed at historians and military enthusiasts of this conflict; and anyone with a real interest in the era should have a (well-read) copy on their bookshelf.
In each case, the topic is explored with the extensive use of first-hand accounts and the author is careful to substantiate his conclusions with multiple pieces of evidence in a balanced and objective manner. The source material is also extensively referenced throughout. The book remains focused and consistent in this approach and is not intended in to be a history of the conflict so some background knowledge is helpful. The book is somewhat technical in nature but very readable nonetheless.
Although focused on the `Kings Forces', the book also provides some interesting insight into the evolution of American military thinking. Just about every deeply held belief and myth of the way the war was fought is turned upside down. The work shows that from the top command to the rank and file, the armies on both sides of the conflict were highly imaginative, resourceful and adaptable throughout this turbulent period.
The book is clearly aimed at historians and military enthusiasts of this conflict; and anyone with a real interest in the era should have a (well-read) copy on their bookshelf.
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Interesting and nicely-structured book.
Prose is a bit "academic" and somewhat pedantic in style, which can be a bit of a block. Read more
Prose is a bit "academic" and somewhat pedantic in style, which can be a bit of a block. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Anonymous
Genius study
Matt Spring brilliantly proves that the British army was in essense, an army of Light infantry, the only truly heavy component were the Hessian brigades; who were much slower at... Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. Burton
With Zeal and With Bayonets Only
A thoroughly researched and readable account of how the British Army fought during the AWI. A valuable addition to any AWI library, both historians and general readers will find... Read more
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