"The first 21 months of the American Revolution-which began at Lexington and ended at Princeton-was the story of a ragged group of militiamen and soldiers fighting to forge a new nation. By the winter of 1777, the exhausted Continental Army could claim only that it had barely escaped annihilation by the world's most formidable fighting force. Two years into the war, Britain's King George III is as determined as ever to bring his rebellious colonies to heel."
"But the king's task is now far more complicated: fighting a determined enemy on the other side of the Atlantic has become ruinously expensive, and spies tell him that the French and Spanish are threatening to join forces with the Americans. In his new book The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston 1777-1780, award-winning military historian Rick Atkinson provides a riveting narrative covering the middle years of the Revolution."
"In Pennsylvania, George Washington pleads with Congress to deliver the money, men and materiel he needs to continue the war. In New York, General William Howe, the commander of the greatest army the British have ever sent overseas, plans a new campaign against the Americans-even as he is no longer certain that he can win the war."
The first 21 months of the Revolution featured ragged militiamen and soldiers striving to create a new nation, with the Continental Army nearly annihilated by winter 1777. King George III remained determined to suppress the rebellion while facing rising costs and intelligence that France and Spain might ally with the Americans. Benjamin Franklin cultivated French support in Paris as George Washington urged Congress for money, troops, and supplies. General William Howe commanded Britain's largest overseas army yet doubted assured victory while planning further campaigns. The subsequent period produced major battles, a harsh Valley Forge winter, and broad appeals for continued sacrifice.
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