from smithwil

War on the Run by John F. Ross is subtitled "the epic story of Robert Rogers" - I would suggest it is really "the tragic story of Robert Rogers." This terrific biography of Robert Rogers ably demonstrates his enormous contributions to the British American cause in the French and Indian War. His r...

from smithwil

War on the Run by John F. Ross is subtitled "the epic story of Robert Rogers" - I would suggest it is really "the tragic story of Robert Rogers." This terrific biography of Robert Rogers ably demonstrates his enormous contributions to the British American cause in the French and Indian War. His r...

from MichaelGlenn

great historical reading about one of early America's true heros

from Shrike58

I'll admit that I didn't like this book as much as I thought I would. To a degree this is about lackadaisical editing and a somewhat overwrought writing style. In the first case this was brought out by a run-on paragraph which essentially conflates the battles of Monongahela and Fontenoy, to the ...

from Atabeyounis

I need to read more into Robert Rogers before I can gage how accurate the book is in telling Rogers's story. Ross's writing style certainly has some flare, making the highlights of Rogers's career sound amazing... or I suppose "epic". The main flaw of the book I fought is the problem most biograp...