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Whirlwind
John Ferling
其他書名
The American Revolution and the War That Won It
出版Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2015-05-05
主題History / Military / Revolutions & Wars of IndependenceHistory / Military / United StatesHistory / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)History / General
ISBN16204017389781620401736
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=P0fCBwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Amid a great collection of scholarship and narrative history on the Revolutionary War and the American struggle for independence, there is a gaping hole; one that John Ferling's latest book, Whirlwind, will fill. Books chronicling the Revolution have largely ranged from multivolume tomes that appeal to scholars and the most serious general readers to microhistories that necessarily gloss over swaths of Independence-era history with only cursory treatment.

Written in Ferling's engaging and narrative-driven style that made books like Independence and The Ascent of George Washington critical and commercial successes, Whirlwind is a fast-paced and scrupulously told one-volume history of this epochal time. Balancing social and political concerns of the period and perspectives of the average American revolutionary with a careful examination of the war itself, Ferling has crafted the ideal book for armchair military history buffs, a book about the causes of the American Revolution, the war that won it, and the meaning of the Revolution overall. Combining careful scholarship, arresting detail, and illustrative storytelling, Whirlwind is a unique and compelling addition to any collection of books on the American Revolution.