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This is the definitive concise military history of the Revolutionary War and the fourth volume in the West Point History of Warfare series is packed with essential images, exclusive tactical maps, and expert analysis commissioned by The United States Military Academy at West Point to teach the art of war to West Point cadets.
The United States Military Academy at West Point is the gold standard for military history and the operational art of war, and has created military history texts for its cadets since 1836. Now, for the first time in more than forty years, the Academy has authorized a new series on the subject that will bear the name West Point . The first three volumes of the West Point History of Warfare released to the public have received rave reviews (and an Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award) for their “superbly written” texts and their extraordinary maps, images, and data visualizations. The West Point History of the American Revolution is the last volume in this series of definitive concise military histories.
Before it was a military academy, West Point was the most important fortress of the American Revolutionary War. Cadets at the Academy learn about the War of Independence in their “History of the Military Art” course, and now this text is available to the public so everyone can understand the birth of the United States Army, the military leadership of Generals George Washington and Nathanael Greene, and the failed British strategies that shaped the conflict.
Award-winning military historians Samuel J. Watson, Edward Lengel, and Stephen Conway explain the military and political background to the war and its immediate causes, conduct, and consequences. Concise narrative and lucid analysis are complemented by an impressive array of artworks, contemporary cartoons, excerpts from participants’ letters and memoirs, and dozens of full-color maps prepared under the direction of West Point military historians.
Authoritative, illuminating, and beautiful, The West Point History of the American Revolution belongs in the library of every serious student of the American Revolution.
The United States Military Academy at West Point is the gold standard for military history and the operational art of war, and has created military history texts for its cadets since 1836. Now, for the first time in more than forty years, the Academy has authorized a new series on the subject that will bear the name West Point . The first three volumes of the West Point History of Warfare released to the public have received rave reviews (and an Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award) for their “superbly written” texts and their extraordinary maps, images, and data visualizations. The West Point History of the American Revolution is the last volume in this series of definitive concise military histories.
Before it was a military academy, West Point was the most important fortress of the American Revolutionary War. Cadets at the Academy learn about the War of Independence in their “History of the Military Art” course, and now this text is available to the public so everyone can understand the birth of the United States Army, the military leadership of Generals George Washington and Nathanael Greene, and the failed British strategies that shaped the conflict.
Award-winning military historians Samuel J. Watson, Edward Lengel, and Stephen Conway explain the military and political background to the war and its immediate causes, conduct, and consequences. Concise narrative and lucid analysis are complemented by an impressive array of artworks, contemporary cartoons, excerpts from participants’ letters and memoirs, and dozens of full-color maps prepared under the direction of West Point military historians.
Authoritative, illuminating, and beautiful, The West Point History of the American Revolution belongs in the library of every serious student of the American Revolution.
320 pages, Hardcover
Published November 21, 2017
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February 2, 2018
A most beautifully illustrated and comprehensive account of the American Revolution. It features the same images, tactical maps and analysis as used by the United States Military Academy to teach the history of war. It is the fourth volume in the West Point History of Warfare series. The military and political background to the war is explained; the military leadership of Washington and Generals such as Greene is examined, as well as the British conduct during these years. There are more than 30 maps and nearly 200 pictures. There are also eye-witness accounts and biographies of the celebrated people involved.
It was a Xmas present and one which has been much enjoyed and appreciated.
It was a Xmas present and one which has been much enjoyed and appreciated.
July 23, 2022
Definitive. I learned a LOT reading this comprehensive and well-illustrated (maps and images) recap of the Revolutionary War and I consider myself pretty well-read on America's history. While I am not of a military background, I found that the maps were easy to follow and that the text was not written "above the head" of someone like me who lacks military training and instruction.
The book looks at the many factors that lead to the defeat of the British (and their Hessian mercenaries). Of course, running a ware from 3,000 miles away at a time when communication from America to Britain took months was a major problem for the Brits, but so was good old war fatigue - the Brits were paying and the war lasted nearly a decade - as well as as battlefield mistakes, weather, foreign alliances, etc. - many of the same things we see today. It took far more than just the dedication of revolutionaries and their followers to defeat the British.
The book looks at the many factors that lead to the defeat of the British (and their Hessian mercenaries). Of course, running a ware from 3,000 miles away at a time when communication from America to Britain took months was a major problem for the Brits, but so was good old war fatigue - the Brits were paying and the war lasted nearly a decade - as well as as battlefield mistakes, weather, foreign alliances, etc. - many of the same things we see today. It took far more than just the dedication of revolutionaries and their followers to defeat the British.
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