In this Book
- A People's Army: Massachusetts Soldiers and Society in the Seven Years' War
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
- Series: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia
summary
A People's Army documents the many distinctions between British regulars and Massachusetts provincial troops during the Seven Years' War. Originally published by UNC Press in 1984, the book was the first investigation of colonial military life to give equal attention to official records and to the diaries and other writings of the common soldier. The provincials' own accounts of their experiences in the campaign amplify statistical profiles that define the men, both as civilians and as soldiers. These writings reveal in intimate detail their misadventures, the drudgery of soldiering, the imminence of death, and the providential world view that helped reconcile them to their condition and to the war.
Table of Contents
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- List of Tables
- p. xvii
- Part I: The Contexts of War
- Part II: The Experience of War
- Part III: The Meaning of War
- Appendix B. Diaries and Orderly Books
- pp. 243-250
- Appendix D. Provincial Sermons, 1755–1762
- pp. 254-262
Additional Information
ISBN
9781469600499
Related ISBN(s)
9780807816110, 9780807838280, 9780807845769, 9798890886644
MARC Record
OCLC
966938642
Pages
292
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No