Band of Giants: The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America's

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Band of Giants: The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America's Independence

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 familiar. Yet the dreams of the politicians and theorists only became real because fighting men were willing to take on the grim, risky, brutal work of war. We know Fort Knox, but what about Henry Knox, the burly Boston bookseller who took over the American artillery at the age of 25? Eighteen counties in the United States commemorate Richard Montgomery, but do we know that this revered martyr launched a full-scale invasion of Canada? The soldiers of the American Revolution were a diverse lot: merchants and mechanics, farmers and fishermen, paragons and drunkards. Most were ardent amateurs. Even George Washington, assigned to take over the army around Boston in 1775, consulted books on military tactics. Here, Jack Kelly vividly captures the fraught condition of the warâ€”the bitterly divided populace, the lack of supplies, the repeated setbacks on the battlefield, and the appalling physical hardships. That these inexperienced warriors could take on and defeat the superpower of the day was one of the remarkable feats in world history.

Country	USA
Author	Jack Kelly
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	Reprint
EISBN	9781137474568
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	St. Martin's Press
Manufacturer	St. Martin's Press
NumberOfPages	288
PublicationDate	2014-09-09
Publisher	St. Martin's Press
ReleaseDate	2014-09-09
Studio	St. Martin's Press

Band of Giants: The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America's Independence

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