Band of Giants: The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America's Independence (Audiobook)

from DDJTJ1

As the title states, BAND OF GIANTS:THE AMATEUR SOLDIERS WHO WON AMERICA'S INDEPENDENCE BY JACK KELLY is about some of the unsung heroes of our nations fight for independence. These men were not all wealthy soldiers. These men were farmers,merchants, woodsmen and just plain people who,when the ca...

from muddyboy

The story of the American Revolution is retold strictly from the military perspective. The goal of the author is to highlight many of the lesser known commanders to show just how important they were to complete the victory. The book is not just fighting as the author recounts the personal lives o...

from torrey23

I found this to be a good, concise history of the Revolutionary War. Kelly does a great job of explaining the major parts of the war, and the principal actors of those incidents. This is as good of a short history of the war as I have read. I would highly recommend it. The only issue I had with t...

from aggie52

I consider myself smonwhat of a history buff and as a result, I have read many books about the Revolutionary War. This has provided me with a good understanding of the causes, historical progress and a general knowledge of the participants. I found this book to be well written, informative and to...

from GerrysBookshelf

Band of Giants tells the story of the American Revolution through the lives of its citizen soldiers and officers. This chronicle of the Revolutionary War is more than a listing of dates, battles and outcomes. It is a history of young men of various backgrounds, most with little or no military tra...