1776

This was the national best seller 3 years ago, but I finally got around to it! An engaging book and quick read....it immediately showed me that I never learned, or had forgotten, several key events at the beginning of the revolutionary war. The book is not focused on the Declaration of Independence or the early skirmishes at Lexington and Concord, but rather on what came to be called the Continental Army, commanded by George Washington. And only on the Siege of Boston; the disastrous, failed defense of New York; and the few hopeful battles in New Jersey that took place at the end of 1776.

A good read, 7 or 8 out of 10.