The Great Siege of Gibraltar - American Revolution at Risk

The best known sieges of the American Revolution were Boston, Yorktown, Charleston. But, the great Siege of Gibraltar 1778-1783, after France and Spain declared war on England, tied down British forces for years. Roy and Leslie Adkins' "Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History" is a vivid, informative, fascinating account of the violent clash between 3 great nations that directly impacted the outcome of the American Revolution.

 

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Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History,  Roy and Leslie Adkins (2018 - 480 pp)

A page turner that vividly recounts the titanic, but little known, behind-the-scenes struggle between England, France and Spain that so dramatically influenced world events during the American Revolution

 

 

 

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