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Rebels and Redcoats: The American Revolutionary War
Rebels and Redcoats: The American Revolutionary War
I recently read David McCollough's popular \"1776\" and Don Cook's less popular, but more thorough, \"The Long Fuse: How England Lost the American Colonies, 1760-1785.
FG
3 July 2006
More of a Philosophy...
The author constructs this book around the premise that the success of the revolution was secured by the luck of the Americans and a lack of commitment by the British to total victory.
UW
25 June 2006
Good, unbiased account.
I was quite unaware that the British Army defeated the US Army in about 80% of the battles fought.
TS
31 March 2005
The truth about the American War for a change...
This book is a fascinating and detailed overview of the American War that is unbiased, accurate and honest for a change.
Rebels and Redcoats: The American Revolutionary War Review
Customer reviews (5)
Fanciful propaganda
The continental forces won Ticonderoga, Saratoga, Trenton, Concord, King's Mountain, the cowpens, and with the help of the French, Yorktown.
Deliciously vicious--or consistently mean-spirited?
I recently read David McCollough's popular \"1776\" and Don Cook's less popular, but more thorough, \"The Long Fuse: How England Lost the American Colonies, 1760-1785.
More of a Philosophy...
The author constructs this book around the premise that the success of the revolution was secured by the luck of the Americans and a lack of commitment by the British to total victory.
Good, unbiased account.
I was quite unaware that the British Army defeated the US Army in about 80% of the battles fought.
The truth about the American War for a change...
This book is a fascinating and detailed overview of the American War that is unbiased, accurate and honest for a change.