Describes the military history of the American Revolution and the grim realities of the eight-year conflict while offering descriptions of the major engagements

Exploring topics such as poetry, politics, and cultures of war, this collection of 16 essays tells alternative, contradictory, and complicated stories about Wor

David W. Shaw is the author of The Sea Shall Embrace Them, Inland Passage, and Daring the Sea.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Nathaniel Philbrick is a masterly storyteller. Here he seeks to elevate the naval battles between the French and British to a central

Opening Moves -- The First Invasion -- A New British Strategy -- A Question of American Command -- Laying the Groundwork -- The Fall of Fort Ticonderoga -- Defe