Redcoats and Rebels The American Revolution Through British Eyes - Hibbert, Christopher

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Redcoats and Rebels The American Revolution Through British Eyes by Hibbert, Christopher Format: PaperbackPublished by W. W. Norton & Company, 2002 The story of this war has usuall y been told in terms of a conflict between blundering British generals and their rigidly disciplined red-coated troops on the one side and heroic American patriots in their homespun shirts and coonskin caps on the other. In this fresh, compelling narrative, Christopher Hibbert portrays the realities of a war that raged the length of an entire continent--a war that thousands of George Washington's fellow countrymen condemned and that he came close to losing. Based on a wide variety of sources and alive with astute character sketches and eyewitness accounts, Redcoats and Rebels presents a vivid and convincing picture of the "cruel, accursed" war that changed the world forever. 16 pages of illustrations. "Hibbert combines impeccable scholarship with a liveliness of style that lures the reader from page to page."--Sunday TelegraphProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale. Show more