Battles Of The Revolutionary War: 1775-1781

by William J. Wood

Overview

The Americans did not simply outlast the British in the Revolutionary War, contends this author in a groundbreaking study, but won their independence by employing superior strategies, tactics, and leadership. Designed for the "armchair strategist" with dozens of detailed maps and illustrations, here is a blow-by-blow analysis of the men, commanders, and weaponry used in the famous battles of Bunker Hill, Quebec, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, and Cowpens.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306813290
Publisher:	Hachette Books
Publication date:	12/25/2003
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	356
Sales rank:	448,162
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

W. J. Wood (1917-1997), was a retired Army lieutenant colonel whose background included not only professional authorship but also combat experience in World War II and the Korean war, a decade spent in professional war gaming for weapons systems analysis at the Army Material Command, and a lifetime studying military history. His books include Battles of the Revolutionary War and Leaders and Battles.