The Compleat Victory

As an early American historian, I assigned this book to a graduate seminar on the American Revolution, and it was the most readable version of a military history I've read from that war in a long time. Great pacing and really clear prose made it easily digestible, despite its length. The balance that the author brought between sharp historical analysis and narrative-driven story-telling made this a history book that I could assign to graduate students, undergraduates, or simply gift to my history buff dad. Plus, I learned so much about the significance of the larger Saratoga Campaign and the northern… show more.