Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The end of the American Revolutionary War The end of the American Revolutionary War Allison Stark Draper Briefly surveys the Revolutionary War and describes the battle at Yorktown which forced the British to surrender and ended the war. OL15042789W
1781 1781 Robert Tonsetic The Treaty of Paris in 1783 formally ended the American Revolutionary War, but it was the pivotal campaigns and battles of 1781 that decided the final outcome. 1781 was one of those rare years in Ame… OL16555062W
Band of giants Band of giants Jack Kelly Band of Giants brings to life the founders who fought for our independence in the Revolutionary War. Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin are known to all; men like Morgan, Greene, and Wayne are less famil… OL19984112W
Lexington and Concord Lexington and Concord Michael V. Uschan Describes the first battles of the Revolutionary War, their causes, and consequences. OL39922W
Patriot Battles Patriot Battles Michael Stephenson Drawing on hundreds of specialist sources, contemporary and archival, Patriot Battles is the comprehensive one-volume study of the military aspects of the War of Independence. The first part of the b… OL5137934W
Crossing the Delaware Crossing the Delaware Arlan Dean General George Washington leads a surprise attack against British troops in Trenton, New Jersey, in the cold winter of 1776. OL5704097W
The Battle of Yorktown The Battle of Yorktown Wendy Vierow Details the advancementof the British and American troops at the Battle of Yorktown in Virginia in 1781. OL5951197W
Major general Richard Montgomery Major general Richard Montgomery Michael P. Gabriel "Drawing upon previously unexplored sources from Canada, Europe, and the United States, Michael P. Gabriel provides a comprehensive view of one of the forgotten heroes of the Revolutionary War, Gener… OL6215304W
The British invasion from the north The British invasion from the north James Phinney Baxter The journal of a British army officerer who served in the army under the command General Burgoyne during the 1776 & 1777 campaigns of the American War of Independence including the surrender of this … OL6609205W