1776

This narrative history follows the American Revolutionary War through the single year 1776, concentrating on George Washington's Continental Army and the British command of the Howe brothers. McCullough moves from the siege of Boston and the Declaration of Independence to the defense and loss of New York, the retreat across New Jersey, and the surprise attacks at Trenton and Princeton. Ordinary soldiers' letters sit beside cabinet and headquarters decisions. Weather, supply, and enlistment terms matter as much as ideology. The book is a campaign history of one decisive year, not a biography of the Revolution's whole span.

Bound in dark grey title blocked buckram. Colour pictorial slipcase.