The Longest Siege of the American Revolution: Pensacola

by Wesley S. Odom

Lasting nine weeks in 1781, the Battle of Pensacola was the conclusion of Spain's aggressive military campaign to seize the Gulf Coast from Great Britain. Drawing from a variety of sources, Wesley S. Odom's The Longest Siege of the American Pensacola, provides the most comprehensive and analytical look at this obscure but decisive battle. Complete with previously unpublished maps, artwork and detailed chronology, this historic account is thrilling and insightful.

226 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 2009

Reviews

[Sean Chick · Rating 4 out of 5]

The narrative is dry and lacks a good flow, but the detail is nice and the book has a bevy of maps, although I would have preferred them in the text instead of in the back.

[Alan · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading Mike Bunn's "Fourteenth Colony" - I decided to read Wesley Odom's book on Pensacola to get more details on the Pensacola siege. I was very happy with that decision. Odom's book is a detailed day-by-day history of the battle. There's no 300+ pages of fluff that unnecessarily prolongs the experience of reading the book. It's to the point - and I love that.

If you want the history of this great battle - which is rarely discussed - then read this book. You'll get all the detailed information you want.

[Van Jones]

Great work, I never knew that the battle took place.