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Winning Independence: The Decisive Years of the Revolutionary War, 1778-1781
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Author:
John Ferling
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Date:
May 11, 2021
From historian John Ferling, the underexplored history of the second half of the Revolutionary War, when, after years of -fighting, American independence often seemed beyond reach.
What The Reviewers Say
In Mr. Ferling’s reconstruction of the Yorktown campaign, he shows how the choices the British faced might have led to different outcomes.
Having written several books on the Revolutionary War, Ferling knows the subject intimately, and it shows throughout this impressively researched work.
A masterly history of the lesser-known second half of the Revolutionary War.
Though Ferling is more focused on tactics and strategies than personalities, he draws incisive comparisons between Clinton’s belief that 'more was to be gained from avoiding defeat than rolling the dice in hopes of gaining victory' and Gen. George Washington’s mindset. Readers will gain fresh insight into how thin the line between victory and defeat was for both armies..
