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From the bestselling author of the Liberation Trilogy comes the extraordinary first volume of his new trilogy about the American Revolution
Rick Atkinson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning An Army at Dawn and two other superb books about World War II, has long been admired for his deeply researched, stunningly vivid narrative histories. Now he turns his attention to a new war, and in the initial volume of the Revolution Trilogy he recounts the first twenty-one months of America's violent war for independence.
From the battles at Lexington and Concord in spring 1775 to those at Trenton and Princeton in winter 1777, American militiamen and then the ragged Continental Army take on the world's most formidable fighting force. It is a gripping saga alive with astonishing characters: Henry Knox, the former bookseller with an uncanny understanding of artillery; Nathanael Greene, the blue-eyed bumpkin who becomes a brilliant battle captain; Benjamin Franklin, the self-made man who proves to be the wiliest of diplomats; George Washington, the commander in chief who learns the difficult art of leadership when the war seems all but lost. The story is also told from the British perspective, making the mortal conflict between the redcoats and the rebels all the more compelling.
Full of riveting details and untold stories, The British Are Coming is a tale of heroes and knaves, of sacrifice and blunder, of redemption and profound suffering. Rick Atkinson has given stirring new life to the first act of our country's creation drama.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Atkinson, Rick
- ISBN: 9781250231321
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.20 x 1.60
- Number Of Pages: 800
- Publication Year: 2020
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Beautifully written: immerses the reader in strategy
Brian D. - 5 years 5 months agoThis book is incredibly well written based on a treasure trove of newly released documents. It is packed with details about how the British supplied the war and makes one imagine being in a strategy game. Atkinson does not depict Washington larger than life, but as a soldier set in a scene with hard alternatives. The reader gets to think through which options take. I cannot wait for the next book.
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The American Revolution wasn't the holy war led by geniuses and saints, as we have been taught to believe.
PAUL M. - 6 years 3 months agoThis exhaustively researched, incredibly detailed history of what we all thought we knew reads like a novel full of surprises, even for the history enthusiast. The reader is drawn into the suspense and the teetering fate of the infant United States, even though they know the outcome. No character is idolized or idealized; all foibles, failures and successes are presented, but without judgment--that's left to the reader. On the downside: there are a lot of characters, so keep a list while reading, for reference as the book switches from theater to theater.
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The British are Coming
Michael C. - 6 years 5 months agoWell done, looking forward to a second and third volume.