A concise military history of the war reconstructing eight major encounters - Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Trenton and Princeton, Germantown, Saratoga, Monmouth, Cowpens and Yorktown.
On cover: The great battles from first Bull Run to Petersburg, showing the stake in each battle and the purpose of each move of both contestants, with a life history and personality study of the commanders on both sides.