Redcoats and Rebels: The American Revolution Through British Eyes, (Paperback)

from kcshankd

This is a readable history of the American Revolution from the British perspective. It delves into the various personalities in British politicians and generals in the fight, and how often they viewed it as a dead-end proposition. There were perhaps no military encounters, outside guerrilla skirm...

from wildbill

I found this book about the British side in the American Revolution interesting and informative. The British generals were not as involved in fighting the war as they were in squabbling with each other and their superiors. All of them seem to have hated being posted in America. The main problem s...

from denmoir

Hibbert writes clearly and entertainingly. The account is more about the British than the Americans and is complementary to the more numerous accounts that concentrate on Washington and his army.