Book description
The Penobscot Expedition is an extraordinary story, one that has fascinated the author for years, and will now fascinate his readers. Summer 1779, a British force of fewer than one thousand Scottish infantry were sent to build a garrison in the State of Maine. The war of Independence was in…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Fort as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Being British I dislike reading books where we come off second best. The American Revolution (more accurately, The Anglo-American Civil War) is a classic example. Much of my, and I suspect most people’s view of the war, comes from American films and TV programmes. So, why did I read The Fort? Well I love Bernard Cornwell’s style of writing: he manages to bring a lot of background information and knowledge without you noticing what he has done.
The Fort is about American incompetence during said war and shows just how much of their written history is, in fact, inaccurate legend.…
From Geoff's list on stories for an historical fiction addict.
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