Redcoats and Rebels: The War for America 1770-1781

Hibbert narrates the American War of Independence from the late colonial crisis through Yorktown, attending to both British and American commands. He follows ministries in London, Congress, Washington's army, and the campaigns in New England, the middle colonies, and the South, along with French intervention. Character sketches of generals and politicians carry the story from Boston and Saratoga to the southern war. Loyalists, German auxiliaries, and the politics of supply receive attention as well. The book is a campaign and political narrative for general readers, not a specialized study of any one battle.

Bound in red buckram with gilt decorations. Black slipcase with a reproduction of a painting in colour on front.