"A Few Bloody Noses": The Realities and Mythologies of the American Revolution

The noted British historian and author of Liberators offers a colorful, enlightening and myth-busting history of the American Revolution.

According to King George III, Britain merely wanted to give America "a few bloody noses" and return to mutual cooperation. Yet the ensuing uprising led to the creation of the United States, the most powerful country in the modern world. In "A Few Bloody Noses", Robert Harvey challenges conventional views of the American Revolution in almost every aspect—w...