CONTENTS

List of Illustrations

Introduction

Part I: Strategy Described

CHAPTER ONE: Strategy before Clausewitz

CHAPTER TWO: The Prussian Shadow

CHAPTER THREE: The Meager Setting

CHAPTER FOUR: The View from London

CHAPTER FIVE: The Eternal Question

CHAPTER SIX: Beyond the Horizon

Part II: Strategy Executed

CHAPTER SEVEN: Run All Risques:
April 1775–June 1776

CHAPTER EIGHT: A Choice of Difficulties:
July 1776–December 1777

CHAPTER NINE: One Great Vigorous Effort:
January 1778–October 1781

CHAPTER TEN: The Arts of Negotiation:
November 1781–December 1783

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index