内容简介
TwohundredandfortyyearsafterthesigningoftheDeclarationofIndependenceandthebirthoftheUnitedStates,thestoryofhowAmericaoverthrewtheBritishisasmeaningfultodayasitwaswhentheinkwasstillwetonthedocument.Therearelavishlyillustratedaccountsofeverymajormilitaryaction,manysupportedbymaps,withcomprehensivetimelinesforeverystageoftheRevolutionaryWar.Includingrevealingfirst-personaccountsbysoldiersandcivilians.Plusfeaturesonbroadertopicssuchasthetreatmentofprisoners,andwhatthewarsmeantforwomen,NativeAmericansandAfricanAmericans.TheAmericanWarofIndependence:AVisualHistorybringsthedramaoftheRevolutionaryWartolifewithDK'suniquevisualapproachandcompellingnarrative.