Stephen Brumwell: 3 books
George Washington: Gentleman Warrior
Gentleman Warrior
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2012
WINNER OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BOOK PRIZE 2013.
'I am a warrior'. These were the uncompromising words that George Washington chose to describe himself in May 1779, at the height of the Revolutionary War against Britain. It's an image very different to the one that he's been assigned by posterity...
Turncoat
Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2018
Why did the once-ardent hero of the American Revolutionary cause become its most dishonored traitor?
General Benedict Arnold’s failed attempt to betray the fortress of West Point to the British in 1780 stands as one of the most infamous episodes in American history. In the light of a shining...
White Devil
A True Story of War, Savagery, and Vengeance in Colonial America
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2009
"A fast-moving tale of courage, cruelty, hardship, and savagery."--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
In North America's first major conflict, known today as the French and Indian War, France and England--both in alliance with Native American tribes--fought each other in a series of bloody battles...