Carl P. Borick
Auteur de A Gallant Defense: The Siege of Charleston, 1780
A propos de l'auteur
Carl P. Borick is the assistant director of the Charleston Museum in Charleston, South Carolina. A certified public accountant, Borick received a master's degree in history from the University of Alabama. He has served as a volunteer history interpreter for the National Park Service and lectures afficher plus extensively on the American Revolution. Borick is the curator of an exhibition titled "Redcoats, Hessians, and Tories: The British Siege and Occupation of Charleston, 1780-1782" that will open at the Charleston Museum in the summer of 2003. Borick lives in Charleston. afficher moins
Œuvres de Carl P. Borick
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- South Carolina, USA
- Études
- University of Alabama (MA|History)
- Professions
- historian
Certified Public Accountant
curator
Membres
Critiques
A Gallant Defense: The Siege of Charleston, 1780 par Carl P. Borick
The story of the Siege of Charleston, SC. Brings insights as to why General Lincoln decided to keep his army pinned in the city when it was a much better idea to flee into the countryside. A good read overall.
This is a solid piece of academic military history that can be read by both experts and the newcomers to the field with advantage. If nothing else Borick seems to cover all aspects of the campaign from politics to operational concerns to epidemiology and do so in such a matter as to not detract from the overall flow of the narrative. Certainly one of the better military studies I've seen about the American Revolution, and it's now pretty much possible to read good modern accounts of all the major actions of the war in the South.… (plus d'informations)
Prix et récompenses
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 69
- Popularité
- #250,752
- Évaluation
- 4.1
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 7