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<p><P>&quot;Narrative history in the great tradition . . .&quot; Chicago Tribune Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and bestselling author Barbara W. Tuchman analyzes the American Revolution in a brilliantly original way, placing the war in the historical context of the centuries-long conflicts between England and both France and Holland. This compellingly written history paints a magnificent portrait of General George Washington and recounts in riveting detail the events responsible for the birth of our nation.</p> <h3>Publishers Weekly</h3> <p>In this brilliant slice of American Revolutionary history, Tuchman ( A Distant Mirror , The Guns of August ) pits the 13 colonies against a rogues' gallery of British fools. We meet looting English admiral George Rodney who confiscated British-owned property and expelled the Jews after seizing the neutral isle of St. Eustatius, the chief West Indies depot in the transatlantic trade. British Governor Tryon of New York waged a terrorist campaign of murder, arson and plunder against Connecticut citizens in 1779, fanning the flames of rebellion. The British command was fractured by the hatred between neurotic commander-in-chief Sir Henry Cli

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Author

Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

Publisher

Michael Joseph Ltd

Published

1988

Language

EN

ISBN

9780345336675

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, History, Humanities

Rating

3.92 / 5 (74 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13