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  U.S. Revolutionary War Books


 
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In 1775 General George Washington secretly armed a handful of small ships and sent them to sea against the world's mightiest navy.

From the author of the critically acclaimed Benedict Arnold's Navy, here is the story of how America's first commander-in-chief--whose previous military experience had been entirely on land--nursed the fledgling American Revolution through a season of stalemate by sending troops to sea. Mining previousl... read more>>>

 

 
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The little-known story of George Washington's role in the key battle that launched the French and Indian War


We all know George Washington as the Father of the American Nation; few know him as a 22-year-old Virginia lieutenant colonel who led three-hundred of his soldiers to fight a far-more-experienced French army-and paid a high price. Historian Alan Axelrod brings this little-known story to life in his riveting account of the... read more>>>

 

 
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“[Patton] has dug deep into Revolutionary War-era records and writes with verve…he has a great eye for ironic detail.”

The Washington Post

“Wonderfully told…”

The Hartford Courant

“The British had always accused us of being pirates and thieves. Robert Patton’s fascinating account of privateering during the American revolution nicel... read more>>>

 

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