Brandywine: A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America, September 11, 1777

Long overshadowed by the stunning American victory at Saratoga, the complex British campaign that defeated George Washington's colonial army and led to the capture of the capital city of Philadelphia was one of the most important military events of the war. Michael C. Harris's impressive Brandywine is the first full-length study of this pivotal engagement in many years.



Though the bitter fighting around Brandywine Creek drove the Americans from the field, their heroic defensive stand saved ...