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The author begins this fascinating examination of the Revolutionary War by focusing on what combat was really like.
The assumption that British soldiers went into combat carrying backpacks weighing over 100 pounds, for instance, is questioned and proved to be untrue. At other times the starting point is broader. George Washington is often described as winning the war by refusing the risks of battle. He was cool and unemotional but revered. Here we discover his willingness to take risks, his highly aggressive instinct to give battle rather than decline it and his extraordinary personal courage on the battlefield.
The author is passionately meticulous about his subject and the result is a book that will hold you until the very end. 16 maps; 448 pages.
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