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from mattries37315

The American Revolution was both political and martial in scope, yet while the high dramatic points are often touched upon it's the details that are missed where real history can be seen affecting and creating those high points. The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton ...

from labdaddy4

After completely enjoying Atkinson's WWII trilogy I was looking forward to diving into his new first installment on the American Revolutionary War. Excellent as expected. The author brings history alive. While being thorough, detailed, and well-researched his descriptions are vivid and moving. It...

from larryerick

I won't belabor this with a lengthy review. This author is really outstanding at this kind of book. He provides ample and well-placed background on social and political dynamics for the time period, plus he gives depth to numerous persons, not just the ones known to elementary school kids. It's o...

from daddywarbooks

The British are Coming, by Rick Atkinson is a well written military history of the first phase of The American Revolution, from the beginning volleys up through the Battle of Princeton. The author intends to follow up with two later volumes encompassing the remainder of the war. I look forward to...

from drmaf

Very interesting book focusing on the first two years of the American Revolution, covering the period from Lexington and Concord to Trenton and Princeton. It very much focusses on the military aspect of the revolution, the politics is mentioned only in passing and only in conjunction with what wa...