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Almost A Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence
John Ferling
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Description for Almost A Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence
Paperback. The sweeping dramatic narrative of how a young colony won victory in the American Revolution. Num Pages: 704 pages, 41 halftone, 20 map illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBW; HBWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 179 x 37. Weight in Grams: 914.
In this gripping chronicle of America's struggle for independence, award-winning historian John Ferling transports readers to the grim realities of that war, capturing an eight-year conflict filled with heroism, suffering, cowardice, betrayal, and fierce dedication. As Ferling demonstrates, it was a war that America came much closer to losing than is now usually remembered. General George Washington put it best when he said that the American victory was "little short of a standing miracle." Almost a Miracle offers an illuminating portrait of America's triumph, offering vivid descriptions of all the major engagements, from the first shots fired on ... Read more
In this gripping chronicle of America's struggle for independence, award-winning historian John Ferling transports readers to the grim realities of that war, capturing an eight-year conflict filled with heroism, suffering, cowardice, betrayal, and fierce dedication. As Ferling demonstrates, it was a war that America came much closer to losing than is now usually remembered. General George Washington put it best when he said that the American victory was "little short of a standing miracle." Almost a Miracle offers an illuminating portrait of America's triumph, offering vivid descriptions of all the major engagements, from the first shots fired on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
692
Condition
New
Number of Pages
696
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195382921
SKU
V9780195382921
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About John Ferling
John Ferling brings to this book nearly forty years of experience as a historian of early America. He is the author of nine books and numerous articles on the American Revolution and early American wars, and has appeared in four television documentaries devoted to the Revolution and the War of Independence. His book A Leap in the Dark won the ... Read more
Reviews for Almost A Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence
[Ferling] writes fluently and deploys a wide range of relevant sources.
Stephen Conway, Times Literary Supplement
Stephen Conway, Times Literary Supplement