Redcoats and Rebels: The American Revolution Through British Eyes Contributor(s): Hibbert, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393322939 ISBN-13: 9780393322934 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: "Outstanding....Hibbert has an eye for character and a gift for bringing to life the impact of small-minded incompetents on the wide sweep of history."- "Associated Press" |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
Dewey: 973.33 |
LCCN: 90031753 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.15 lbs) 412 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The story of this war has usually been told in terms of a conflict between blundering British generals and their rigidly disciplined red-coated troops on the one side and heroic American patriots in their homespun shirts and coonskin caps on the other. In this fresh, compelling narrative, Christopher Hibbert portrays the realities of a war that raged the length of an entire continent--a war that thousands of George Washington's fellow countrymen condemned and that he came close to losing. Based on a wide variety of sources and alive with astute character sketches and eyewitness accounts, Redcoats and Rebels presents a vivid and convincing picture of the cruel, accursed war that changed the world forever. 16 pages of illustrations. Hibbert combines impeccable scholarship with a liveliness of style that lures the reader from page to page.--Sunday Telegraph |
Contributor Bio(s): Hibbert, Christopher: - Christopher Hibbert has written many acclaimed historical narratives and biographies, including, most recently, Queen Victoria and The Days of the French Revolution. |