MS Morgan is a retired senior police detective who investigated major crime. He is now a researcher & author - writing books that question history & the myths that surround it. As a young man, the author was exasperated at his inability to find a book that gave a concise, punchy, informative history of the American War of Independence, while covering its myths and legends. He therefore set about trawling numerous books, memoirs & archives over the years to create such a book. This book gives the reader a fast moving over view of the battles without going into too much detail. It looks at the myths, such as Paul Revere, Peter Francisco & Molly Pitcher & whether there is any evidence to support such stories. It does not go into the minutia of other books that look at particular battles or the politics, but concisely reviews events from the Boston Massacre through to the final British withdrawal. If you have ever wondered what actually happened, but did not want to get bogged down in detail and minutia, this is the book for you. You will get a fresh perspective on how Britain lost the American Colonies & how the victors have in many respects written their own history!
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