James Kirby Martin: 3 books

Book cover of Ordinary Courage

Ordinary Courage

The Revolutionary War Adventures of Joseph Plumb Martin

by James Kirby Martin
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2012

This remarkable memoir is one of the most celebrated documents to emerge from the tumult of America’s Revolutionary War. The ordinary and yet exceptional experiences of a young soldier in Washington’s army are given a new life in this fourth edition, sensitively edited for a modern readership. Classic...
Book cover of Forgotten Allies

Forgotten Allies

The Oneida Indians and the American Revolution

by Joseph T. Glatthaar, James Kirby Martin
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2007

Combining compelling narrative and grand historical sweep, Forgotten Allies offers a vivid account of the Oneida Indians, forgotten heroes of the American Revolution who risked their homeland, their culture, and their lives to join in a war that gave birth to a new nation at the expense of their own....
Book cover of A Respectable Army

A Respectable Army

The Military Origins of the Republic, 1763-1789

by James Kirby Martin, Mark Edward Lender
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2015

A fully revised and updated third edition of the most established and innovative historical analysis of the Continental Army and its role in the formation of the new republic. Written by two experts in the field of early U.S. history Includes fully updated coverage of the military, political,...
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