Full name: The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777

Author: Rick Atkinson Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Non Fiction, War/Military Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781627790437 1627790438

In the initial volume of the Revolution Trilogy Rick Atkinson recounts the first twenty-one months of America's violent war for independence. From the battles at Lexington and Concord in spring 1775 to those at Trenton and Princeton in winter 1777, American militiamen and then the ragged Continental Army take on the world's most formidable fighting force. It is a saga alive with astonishing characters: Henry Knox, the former bookseller with an uncanny understanding of artillery; Nathanael Greene, the bumpkin who becomes a brilliant battle captain; Benjamin Franklin, who proves to be the wiliest of diplomats; George Washington, the commander in chief who learns the difficult art of leadership when the war seems all but lost. The story is also told from the British perspective, making the mortal conflict between the redcoats and the rebels all the more compelling. Similar books: Almost a Miracle by John Ferling In the Hurricane's Eye by Nathaniel Philbrick Independence by John Ferling American Revolution by Stuart Murray Liberty! by Thomas Fleming Patriots by A. J. Langguth If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution by Kay Moore Redcoats and Rebels by Christopher Hibbert The Perils of Peace by Thomas Fleming 1775 by Kevin Phillips American Spring by Walter R. Borneman Origins of the American Revolution by John C. Miller The War Of The Revolution by Christopher Ward George Washington's War by Robert Leckie The Revolutionary War by Bart McDowell 13 Hours by Mitchell Zuckoff The Guns at Last Light by Rick Atkinson Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz Indianapolis by Lynn Vincent Shattered Sword by Jonathan Parshall