By David McCullough...I got this book to listen to in the car. I wasn't sure how it would work. Often books of history can be boring...or maybe just the reading of it could put one to sleep. This wasn't the case for this book. I enjoyed hearing about the British Army and the American Army...as they tried to outwit, outsmart, and outlast (stealing from Survivor) the other side. We get to look at the conditions of war, the homemade armies, the rules of war in that time and the excitement of being a bystander while some of the great battles were being waged on our soil. There are excerpts from diaries, letters and journals...there are personal accounts and there is strategy. Often I was in suspense when listening to the battle and how it would unfold...in spite of the fact that I do know who won in the end. Definitely nonfiction...maybe not for everyone! But most books by David McCullough don't disappoint...and this one was definitely worth the time!
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