Victory at Yorktown: The Campaign That Won the Revolution

From "the finest historian of the American Revolution" comes the definitive account of the unlikely victory that led to US independence (Douglas Brinkley).

In 1780, during the Revolutionary War, George Washington's army lay idle for want of supplies, food, and money. All hope seemed lost until a powerful French force landed at Newport. Under Washington's directives, Nathanael Greene began a series of hit-and-run operations against the British. The damage the guerrilla fighters inflicted woul...