The author of Supreme Command and one of todayrsquo;s leading thinkers on military affairs recounts the tumultuous history of ldquo;The Great Warpath,rdquo; the corridor between Albany and Montreal where the American way of battle was formed from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth century. Americans are accustomed to seeing the Civil War as the conflict that shaped their country. Offering a fresh, historical perspective, Eliot A. Cohen explains that Americarsquo;s geopolitics and military culture were influenced in more fundamental ways by an earlier, more protracted war between ldquo;northrdquo; and ldquo;south.rdquo; Cohenrsquo;s masterful narrative vividly details how five peoples8212;the British, French, Americans, Canadians, and Indians8212;spent more than 100 years fighting over what was the key to the North American continent: the corridor running from Albany to Montreal known to Native Americans as ldquo;The Great Warpath.rdquo; Focusing on a series of pivotal battles between 1689 and 1812, The Great Warpath demonstrates how they gave birth to a distinctively American approach to war as well as a particularly American military identity. Filled with colorful characters in a surprising light8212;an admirable Benedict Arnold and disloyal George Washington8212;The Great Warpath is one of the most significant and original contributions to American history in recent years.
- Genre: History
- Subgenre: United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)
- Publisher: Free Pr
- Pages: 405
- Language: English
- Format: hardcover
- Release Date: November 15, 2011
- Date Published: November 15, 2011
- Author: Eliot A. Cohen