The Fort: A Novel of the Revolutionary War

from thegeneral

Typical of Cornwell's books this new offering provides excellent characterisation and a well-paced and flowing plot. At times there were so many characters on display one had to go back and check on their origins. A glossary of characters could have been useful. I presume this book is another one...

from jenzbaker

Penobscot battle- worst American defeat in Revolutionary War, so ending no surprise. Personalities run the story. Brits shown as neutral and heroic and Americans perfidious. Good to see another perspective. Surprising expose of the real Pual Revere as capricious, insubordinate, cowardly -- wasn't...

from lbswiener

The Fort, A Novel of the Revolutionary War has been seriously researched. It is about a war that happened in Massachusetts that is not much mentioned, when studying the Revolutionary War in school, even though one of its main characters was Paul Revere. The story is gory, bloody and difficult to ...

from thegeneral

Typical of Cornwell's books this new offering provides excellent characterisation and a well-paced and flowing plot. At times there were so many characters on display one had to go back and check on their origins. A glossary of characters could have been useful. I presume this book is another one...

from Philip100

After reading The Fort I have come to the conclusion that we were very lucky to have won the war. If more leaders had been like the ones in charge at Penobscot we would have lost. I am also going to have to read some more on Paul Revere, he is not the hero history has made him out to be. All In a...