Fortescue, J - The War of Independence

Greenhill Books, London, 2001. Reprint of 1911 work. 263pp, seven maps. This concise account of the American War of Independence is taken from Sir John Fortescue's multi-volume 'A History of the British Army'. The book presents an authoritative account of particular campaigns and battles with a lucid overview of such decisive factors such as French intervention, political miscalculation and operations in Canada and the West Indies. Black cloth boards, illustrated dj. VG.