Eyewitness: American Revolution (Eyewitness Books)

Eyewitness: American Revolution (Eyewitness Books) by DK Publishing. hardcover edition. ISBN: 0635517085563.

Discover how a few brave patriots battled a great empire. Be an eyewitness to the thrilling American war for independence: the battles and leaders, soldiers and heroes, scoundrels and patriots. Its all here in this ultimate visual guide that show you how it really was. See a continental solders musket, a spys hollow "silver bullet", Washingtons sword, a bullet-riddled battle flag, the Liberty Bell, the Declaration of Independence. Learn why Washington was commander-in-chief, how the Declaration of Independence was written, how Benedict Arnold was at first a patriot hero, how solders were drilled, who the Loyalists were, how France helped win American liberty. Discover how Betsy Ross sewed the Stars and Stripes, the secrets of spies and traitors, why it was Breeds not Bunker Hill, why King George admired Washington, why Yorktown was not the end of the Revolution, and much, much more.