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Guide to the Battles of the American Revolution
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by Theodore P. Savas And J. David Dameron
Sales Rank: 100851
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List Price: $29.95
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 420 pages
Published by: Savas Beatie August 30, 2006
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 193271412X
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1932714128
Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.2 x 1.5 inches
Weighs: 1.4 pounds
Product Description
A Guide to the Battles of the American Revolution is the first comprehensive account of every engagement of the Revolution, a war that began with a brief skirmish at Lexington Green on April 19, 1775, and concluded on the battlefield at the Siege of Yorktown in October 1781.
In between were six long years of bitter fighting on land and at sea. The wide variety of combats blanketed the North American continent from Canada to the Southern colonies, from the winding coastal lowlands to the Appalachian Mountains, and from the North Atlantic to the Caribbean.
Unlike existing accounts, A Guide to the Battles of the American Revolution presents each engagement in a unique way. Each battle entry offers a wide and rich-but consistent-template of information to make it easy for readers to find exactly what they are seeking.
Every entry begins with introductory details including the date of the battle, its location, commanders, opposing forces, terrain, weather, and time of day. The detailed body of each entry offers both a Colonial and British perspective of the unfolding military situation, a detailed and unbiased account of what actually transpired, a discussion of numbers and losses, an assessment of the consequences of the battle, and suggestions for further reading. Many of the entries are supported and enriched by original maps and photos. Fresh, scholarly, informative, and entertaining,
A Guide to the Battles of the American Revolution will be welcomed by historians and general enthusiasts everywhere.
Reader Reviews
This is a very thorough and well researched book that covers all the battles of the American Revolution. I liked the way that it covers the battles also in chronological order, providing the British perspective and American perspective leading up to the battle, the terrain, giving the leaders, and numbers of troops of each side, the casualties, and the aftermath. The main part of the battles highlights the fighting along with a map for most of the battles. The major battles have more pages of coverage of course, but the minor ones even provide some depth and detail. One suggestion: since this is essentially a reference listing of the battles and not a total history of the American Revolutionary War, before reading this book, you may want to pick up a good basic book on the American Revolution to get an understanding of the lead up to the war, the major causes, and the campaigns. However, for folks knowledgeable about the American Revolutionary War, this is an excellent book, and well worth the investment, and can be for everyone with some background reading.
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