Will I love The British are Coming?

It was great to get into the details of the American revolution, to understand George Washington's genuine strengths as a leader, but also his weaknesses and mistakes. Curiously timely.

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Reading these first two volumes of Atkinson’s trilogy about the American Revolution made me wish that the third volume of The War for America were already available. Meticulously researched, vividly written, Atkinson recounts how a rag tag group of rebellious colonials challenged the world’s premier military power. We see the war through the eyes and experiences (whether successful or not) of combatants on both sides; we understand their strengths and weaknesses.

Rick Atkinson is a master storyteller who approaches writing history with the attention to detail of an investigative reporter. I have had the privilege of meeting Rick, and he took the time to encourage me as I embarked on my own writing career.  His personal qualities aside, Rick’s gripping narrative highlights the drama that unfolded in the first years of the war, from Lexington and Concord to Trenton and Princeton. This is the first volume of what promises to be the definitive historical trilogy about the War for Independence.

This is the first of a planned set of volumes on the American Revolution by Rick Atkinson. The author is, like David McCullough, a deserving Pulitzer Prize winner. His writing is superb, and this with future volumes promises to be a definitive masterpiece.