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Like many historical events, the American Revolution is sometimes overlooked, ignored, or minimized by historians due to being shrouded in romantic myth and stubborn stereotypes. Here historian Phillip Thomas Tucker provides an in-depth look at the events of the Battle of Trenton, weeding out fiction and legend and presenting new insights and analysis.

Taking its title from The Face of Battle, John Keegan's canonical book on the nature of warfare, The Other Face of Battle illuminates the American experience of fighting in "irregular" and "intercultural" wars over the centuries. Sometimes known as "forgotten" wars, in part because they lacked triumphant clarity, they are the focus of the book. War is always hell. These wars, however, profoundly undermined any sense of purpose or proportion. Nightmarish and existentially bewildering, they nonetheless characterize how Americans have experienced combat.

The Battle of Kings Mountain was the most remarkable, unexpected, and unorthodox patriot victory of supreme importance that was fought during the course of the American Revolution. The victors of Kings Mountain were South Carolina, Virginia, and North Carolina Backcountry volunteers (including men from today’s Tennessee) of a ghost army that suddenly materialized practically out of thin air from both sides of the Appalachian Mountains on its own and without authorization from the Continental Congress or Continental officers.

On November 4, 1791, a coalition of warriors determined to set the Ohio River as a permanent boundary between tribal lands and White settlements faced an army led by Arthur St. Clair—the resulting horrific struggle ended in the greatest defeat of an American army at the hands of Native Americans. The road to the battle of the Wabash began when Arthur St. Clair was appointed to lead an army into the heart of the Ohio Indian Confederacy while building a string of fortifications along the way. He would face difficulties in recruiting, training, feeding, and arming volunteer soldiers.

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On July 9, 1755, British and colonial troops under the command of General Edward Braddock suffered a crushing defeat to French and Native American enemy forces in Ohio Country. Known as the Battle of the Monongahela, the loss altered the trajectory of the Seven Years' War in America, escalating the fighting and shifting the balance of power. An unprecedented rout of a modern and powerful British army by a predominantly Indian force, Monongahela shocked the colonial world.

It is an era that redefined history. As the 1790s began, a fragile America teetered on the brink of oblivion, Russia towered as a vast imperial power, and France plunged into monumental revolution. But none of these remarkable events occurred in isolation. In The Great Upheaval, acclaimed...

Experience the gritty reality of colonial rebellion, a military history where ordinary citizens defied a global empire. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive narrative transports you directly to blood-soaked battlefields and freezing winter encampments. Feel the suspense of an underdog...

Experience the dramatic road to rebellion in this gripping American history of a colonial tax dispute turned global war. Perfect for your daily commute or a deep-focus learning session, this sweeping narrative drops you directly into the escalating tensions of the eighteenth century. Hear the...

Experience a thrilling military history where thirteen underdog colonies risk everything to overthrow a mighty empire. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive narrative transforms dry dates into a dramatic saga of political defiance and battlefield survival. Whether you are a lifelong...

Shatter comforting colonial myths and uncover the brutal civil conflict that truly birthed a fractured, rebel nation. Perfect for an educational commute, this immersive historical journey plunges you into the tense battlefields, rowdy taverns, and Indigenous lands where loyal subjects became...

Dive into an immersive military history of the gritty rebellion that shattered a global empire to forge a new republic. Perfect for your daily commute or focused learning, this fast-paced narrative transforms dry dates into a tense, character-driven struggle for survival. Witness the radical...