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Title: Battles of the Revolutionary War, 1775-1781 (Major Battles and Campaigns ; 3) by W. J. Wood ISBN: 0-306-80617-7 Publisher: Da Capo Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.22 (9 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent Book on an Overlooked War
Comment: In my humble opinion, Wood's book, along with Henry Lumpkin's "From Savannah to Yorktown", are two of the best books on various Revolutionary War battles. Wood's text has the advantage of covering battles in both northern and southern colonies while Lumpkin focuses on the south.
Battles of the Revolution includes northern colony battles such as: Bunker Hill, Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Oriskany, and Saratoga. Battles in the southern colonies include: Kings Mountain, Cowpens, Camden, Guilford Courthouse, and the Chesapeake Capes (including Yorktown).
The authors' knowledge of not only the war, but also terrain and strategy, are evident throughout the book. While most of the battles covered were American victories, Wood does include some battles won by the British. The text is easy to read and includes interesting anecdotes of the various Revolutionary War leaders. Battle summaries are interesting without being overly simplistic and lack the dry descriptions found in other military books.
The only reason I did not give the book 5 stars was the maps - not quite enough in number and detail. I'm a real stickler for books with good battle maps - including several such maps makes the flow of the battle and stategy easier to follow and understand.
Complaint aside, I highly recommend the book as quite possibly the best comprehensive book of a largely forgotten war.
Read and enjoy!
Rating: 4
Summary: Accuracy Impeccable
Comment: Pay no mind to a previous reviewer who questioned the books accuracy. At the time of the Revolutionary War, there was NO Vermont, therefore making it quite impossible to have a battle there. Present day Vermont was actually NY - thus the index. Dont base assumptions on the book off of that review.
I have found little to counter in the book, and nothing that isnt factually accurate. Go for it.
Rating: 2
Summary: Battles Of The American Revolution
Comment: I don't profess to be an expert on the American Revolution, however; I do specifically know enough about the northern campaign to realize that the Battle of Hubbardton did not occur in the State of New York as the index indicates ( " Hubbardton, NY: battle at, 139-40" ). It is the only revolutionary war battle fought within the State of Vermont. To me, such an obvious mistake puts the rest of the book's accuracy in question. Based on that alone, I won't buy it.
P.S. In order to post this opinion, I had to rate this book. In all honesty, I would normally not have put a rating since I haven't read it. Sorry...
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Title: A Battlefield Atlas of the American Revolution by Craig L. Symonds ISBN: 0933852533 Publisher: Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of Ame Pub. Date: June, 1986 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Encyclopedia of the American Revolution by Mark M. Boatner ISBN: 0811705781 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1994 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier: Some of the Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of Joseph Plumb Martin by Joseph Plumb Martin ISBN: 0451528115 Publisher: Signet Classics Pub. Date: 05 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: The War for American Independence: From 1760 to the Surrender at Yorktown in 1781 by Samuel B., II Griffith ISBN: 0252070607 Publisher: University of Illinois Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas by John Buchanan ISBN: 0471327166 Publisher: Wiley Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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