American Revolution: The War Years (Revised Version)

Traces the growth of the Revolutionary Army under George Washington and its campaigns during the war years. Emphasizes the personal attitudes and convictions of loyalists, rebels, common soldiers, and political and military leaders. Examines how the writings of Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson strengthened the demand for independence and unified the colonists. Follows the remaining battles of the war to the British defeat at Yorktown.

More in American Revolution Series

  1. American Revolution: The Background Period (Revised Version) 1975
  2. American Revolution: The Postwar Period (Revised Version) 1975
  3. American Revolution: The War Years (Revised Version) 1975

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