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Killing England : the brutal struggle for American independence / Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: O'Reilly, Bill. Killing series ; Publisher: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Wheeler Publishing. a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: Large print editionDescription: 605 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781432844387
  • 1432844385
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Told through the eyes of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Great Britain's King George III, Killing England chronicles the path to independence in gripping detail, taking the reader from the battlefields of America to the royal courts of Europe. What started as protest and unrest in the colonies soon escalated to a world war with devastating casualties. O'Reilly and Dugard recreate the war's landmark battles, including Bunker Hill, Long Island, Saratoga, and Yorktown, revealing the savagery of hand-to-hand combat and the often brutal conditions under which these brave American soldiers lived and fought. Also here is the reckless treachery of Benedict Arnold and the daring guerrilla tactics of the "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion."--Page [4] of cover.
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Large Print Book Large Print Book Main Library Large Print NonFiction 973.3 O66 Available 33111008835700
Large Print Book Large Print Book Northport Library Large Print NonFiction 973.3 O66 Available green staining along bottom 1/17/18 33111007815489
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#1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorEditor's Choice #5 TitleThe Breathtaking latest installment in Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's mega-bestselling series transports readers to the most important era in our nation's history, the Revolutionary War. A must read, Killing England reminds one and all how the course of history can be changed through the courage and determination of those intent on doing the impossible.

"Told through the eyes of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Great Britain's King George III, Killing England chronicles the path to independence in gripping detail, taking the reader from the battlefields of America to the royal courts of Europe. What started as protest and unrest in the colonies soon escalated to a world war with devastating casualties. O'Reilly and Dugard recreate the war's landmark battles, including Bunker Hill, Long Island, Saratoga, and Yorktown, revealing the savagery of hand-to-hand combat and the often brutal conditions under which these brave American soldiers lived and fought. Also here is the reckless treachery of Benedict Arnold and the daring guerrilla tactics of the "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion."--Page [4] of cover.

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