The War For American Independence
This book offers a clear, easy-to-read, and complete overview of the origins of the imperial crisis, the course of the war for independence, and the ultimate success of the movement for independence. It also emphasizes the human cost of the struggle: the ferocity of the fighting that stemmed from the belief among participants on all sides that defeat was tantamount to cultural, political, and even physical extinction. The book includes primary documents and biographical sketches representative of the various participants in the revolutionary struggle–for example, private soldiers, senior officers, loyalists, women, blacks, and Indians–as well as famous speeches and important American and British official documents.
