The New American Revolution Handbook,
by Theodore P. Savas and J. David Dameron
      This remarkable new handbook makes studying the Revolutionary War simple and pleasurable. The authors use clear and concise writing broken down into short and easy to understand chapters complete with original maps, tables, charts, and dozens of drawings to trace the history of the Revolution from the beginning of the conflict through the final surrender in 1783.
      The New American Revolution Handbook includes a wide range of topics and subjects, many of which are ignored or glossed over in traditional texts. In addition to the traditional study of battles and campaigns, Savas and Dameron provide topical focus on such subjects as women, Native Americans, African Americans, the Dutch, the Germans, the Spanish, the French, technology, numbers and losses, and much more. The handbook also covers military organizations, the armies and navies, commanders on both sides, and references and recommendations for additional detailed research. Experienced readers will readily identify the value of ship lists, organizational charts, and flags of the war. Never before has so much invigorating material been packed into such an easy-to-read book.
      Exciting, informative, educational, and highly motivating, This little handbook will be an especially useful tool for both students and teachers. As a quick fact reference book or as a leisure read, it will provide hours of exploration and immersion into a fascinating world at war that continues to impact our lives today.

A Guide to the Battles of the American Revolution,
by Theodore P. Savas and J. David Dameron
      This is one of the first comprehensive accounts of nearly every engagement of the Revolution, a war that began with a brief skirmish at Lexington Green on April 19, 1775, and concluded beyond the Appalachian Mountains in April 1783--nearly two years after the siege of Yorktown in 1781. In between were six long years of bitter fighting on land and at sea. The wide variety of combats blanketed the North American continent from Canada to the Southern colonies, from the winding coastal lowlands to beyond the Appalachian Mountains, from the North Atlantic to the Caribbean, and from the British Isles to the Gulf Coast.
      This guide presents the war’s conflicts in a unique way, where each entry offers a wide and rich—but consistent template of information to make it easy for readers to find exactly what they are seeking. The body of each entry offers both a Colonial and British perspective of the unfolding military situation, a detailed and unbiased account of the fighting that transpired, a discussion of numbers and losses, an assessment of the consequences of the battle, and what (if anything) remains to be seen where the fighting occurred. Each entry concludes with suggestions for further reading. Many entries are supported and enriched by original maps.

Theaters of the American Revolution:
Northern • Middle • Southern • Western • Naval,
Edited by James Kirby Martin and David L. Preston
      Identifying discrete geographical areas in order to better understand a conflict that moves across hundreds of thou­sands of square miles of land and water, such as the American Civil War and World War II, has been a valuable historical method. During this time of greater study of the war that made America, the authors of Theaters of the American Revolution take this approach for the first time. The result is a stimulating volume that will allow readers to see how the war flowed from region to region from 1775 to 1781, beginning in the Northern colonies and Canada, through the dark months in the Middle colonies, to a shift to the South and culmination at Yorktown. Simultaneously, the war raged up and down the western frontier, with the Patriots working to keep the British and their Indian allies from disrupting the main battle armies to the east. Equally important was the war at sea, where American privateers and a fledgling navy attempted to harass the British; but with the entrance of France to the conflict, the control of the sea took a much more balanced—and important— aspect. With specially commissioned maps and colorful descriptions of eighteenth century American terrain, settle­ments, and cities, as well as key battles, Theaters of the American Revolution provides an ideal introduction to understanding one of the most important wars in world history in its totality.

       "Six award-winning historians look at the American Revolution from a theater perspective rather than by individual campaigns or battles. This is a unique approach, and the result is an important, readable, and groundbreaking volume."
Bruce M. Venter, author of The Battle of Hubbardton: The Rearguard Action that Saved America

Fighting the American Revolution Tactics, Battle & Battlefields,
by Wade Houston
      A wonderful overview of the fighting during the American Revolution. The strategies, tactics, weapons, battles and key military leaders are all expertly explained. Additionally, Mr. Houston has personally done all the leg-work, traveling to the military parks and battle sites, to provide directions, highlights and full-color photographs of these locations today. This manuscript was originally developed to aid U.S. Army officers in conducting staff rides and visits to American Revolutionary War sites.

104 pages. Illustrated. Perfect Paperback. $17.00
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This is a fascinating travelogue through the battles of the American Revolutionary War, inviting readers to re-enact each battle vicariously exactly where and how it was fought. Norman Desmarais meticulously approaches the war event by event. He presents concise and understandable narratives of the military operations that took place at the sites covered in the book. For each site, driving directions, web sites, and other information for visitors are included. An extensive selection of black-and-white maps and photographs to aid the reader in retracing the conflict that shaped American history. Websites are noted for numerous historical organizations throught the book and there are abundant references to visitor centers, museums, and actual battleground sites. Battlegrounds Of Freedom is a vital resource that is useful to historians and casual readers alike.

241 pages. Softcover. $23.00
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