Long, Obstinate, and Bloody

The Battle of Guilford Courthouse

By Joshua B. Howard, Lawrence E. Babits | Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press

About the book

On March 15, 1781, the armies of Nathanael Greene and Lord Charles Cornwallis fought one of the bloodiest and most intense engagements of the American Revolution at Guilford Courthouse in piedmont North Carolina. In Long, Obstinate, and Bloody, the first book-length examination of the Guilford Courthouse engagement, Lawrence E. Babits and Joshua B. Howard piece together what really happened on the wooded plateau in what is today Greensboro, North Carolina, and identify where individuals stood on the battlefield, when they were there, and what they could have seen, thus producing a new bottom-up story of the engagement.

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ISBN 9780807832660
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ISBN 9781469609881
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ISBN 9780807887677
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On March 15, 1781, the armies of Nathanael Greene and Lord Charles Cornwallis fought one of the bloodiest and most intense engagements of the American Revolution at Guilford Courthouse in piedmont North Carolina. In Long, Obstinate, and Bloody, the first book-length examination of the Guilford Courthouse engagement, Lawrence E. Babits and Joshua B. Howard piece together what really happened on the wooded plateau in what is today Greensboro, North Carolina, and identify where individuals stood on the battlefield, when they were there, and what they could have seen, thus producing a new bottom-up story of the engagement.

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On March 15, 1781, the armies of Nathanael Greene and Lord Charles Cornwallis fought one of the bloodiest and most intense engagements of the American Revolution at Guilford Courthouse in piedmont North Carolina. In Long, Obstinate, and Bloody, the first book-length examination of the Guilford Courthouse engagement, Lawrence E. Babits and Joshua B. Howard piece together what really happened on the wooded plateau in what is today Greensboro, North Carolina, and identify where individuals stood on the battlefield, when they were there, and what they could have seen, thus producing a new bottom-up story of the engagement.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Long, Obstinate, and Bloody?

History and Archaeology > History > Military history

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How long is Long, Obstinate, and Bloody and how many pages does it have?

Long, Obstinate, and Bloody has 320 page(s)

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Long, Obstinate, and Bloody?

Joshua B. Howard, Lawrence E. Babits

Who is the Publisher of the book Long, Obstinate, and Bloody?

The University of North Carolina Press

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Long, Obstinate, and Bloody is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807832660) and paperback(ISBN 9781469609881) and ebook(ISBN 9780807887677) and ebook(ISBN 9781469605944) and ebook(ISBN 9798893133936) and pdf(ISBN 9798890884671)

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