How the Irish Won the American Revolution: The Forgotten Heroes of America's War of Independence
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How the Irish Won the American Revolution: The Forgotten Heroes of America's War of Independence
By (Author) Phillip Thomas Tucker
Skyhorse Publishing
Skyhorse Publishing
17th March 2020
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare)
History of the Americas
973.30899162073
Physical Properties
Paperback
432
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 30mm
519g
Description
When the Continental Congress decided to declare independence from the British empire in 1776, ten percent of the population of their fledgling country were from Ireland. By 1790, close to 500,000 Irish citizens had immigrated to America. They were was very active in the American Revolution, both on the battlefields and off, and yet their stories a
Author Bio
Phillip Thomas Tucker, PhD, is a writer and historian who has edited and authored more than two dozen books and written over sixty scholarly articles. After earning his PhD in 1990, he took a position as civilian historian with the Department of Defense and specialized in air force history. He lives near Washington, DC.
