Summary

Beginning with an exploration of the troubled times of the 1760s and 1770s, Revolutionary War, Revised Edition presents a probing and thoughtful account of America's heroic seven-year struggle for independence, from the first shots at Lexington and Concord to the British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia. The Revolutionary War was fought by a young and disparate collection of colonies taking on the greatest empire and military power in the world to emerge victorious. A new chapter added to this edition explores the military tactics and weapons used.

Specifications

Full-color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Full-color maps. Sidebars. Glossary. Further reading. Index.

About the Author(s)

Benton Minks has a master's degree in English literature from Indiana University. He is a teacher, and this book is the culmination of his and Louise Minks's interest in this important period of America's past. The Minks have also collaborated as coauthors on a book about the French and Indian War.

Louise Minks has a master's degree in U.S. history from Indiana University. She is a professional artist, the owner of Millworks Gallery & Studio, and an elected member of the National Association of Women Artists. She has been artist-in-residence at the Wurlitzer Foundation in Taos, New Mexico, and at Harper's Ferry National Historical Park. She is the author of The Hudson River, a book about America's first landscape painters, among other published works.