Masterful Analysis of the American Revolution

Army, Sep 2007 by Kingseed, Cole C

Thomas Paine, author of The American Crisis, identified the principal reason why the United States defeated the world's most formidable military power: the war had been "the country's war, the public's war ... the war of the people in their own behalf." Thus the American people and their soldiers, not just George Washington, had endured to gain a victory. Ferling is to be commended for presenting a highly readable account that is sure to foster increased interest in the War of Independence.

By Col. Cole C. Kingseed

U.S. Army retired

COL. COLE C. KINGSEED, USA Ret., Ph.D., a former professor of history at the U.S. Military Academy, is a writer and consultant.