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Patriot Battles: How the War of Independence Was Fought

by Michael Stephenson

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The Revolutionary War through its military realities

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The Revolutionary War through its military realities

Michael Stephenson examines the War of Independence as a practical military undertaking, moving beyond battlefield outcomes to consider the people and systems that made campaigning possible. The book addresses enlistment, training, clothing, food, and the motivations of those who fought, alongside close accounts of major engagements. Maps for each battle support its attention to battlefield geography and operations. It also revisits familiar narratives of the conflict by questioning established assumptions and reassessing prominent reputations. With its emphasis on the material conditions and organization of eighteenth-century warfare, Patriot Battles frames the Revolution as both a political struggle and a war conducted through logistics, discipline, and combat.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in the military history of the American Revolution
  • Those who want battlefield maps alongside accounts of major engagements
  • History readers curious about recruitment, training, and wartime logistics

Themes

American Revolutionary WarMilitary historyEighteenth-century warfareBattlefield strategy and geographyLogistics and soldiering

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Book overview

Michael Stephenson's Patriot Battles is a comprehensive and richly detailed study of the military aspects of the War of Independence, and a fascinating look at the nuts and bolts of eighteenth-century combat. Covering everything from what motivated those who chose to fight to how they were enlisted, trained, clothed, and fed, it offers a close-up view of the war's greatest battles, with maps provided for each. Along the way many cherished myths are challenged, reputations are reassessed, and long-held assumptions are tested.

One of the most satisfying and illuminating contributions to the literature on the War of Independence in many years, Patriot Battles is a vastly entertaining work of superior scholarship and a refreshing wind blowing through some of American history's dustier corridors.

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