{"product_id":"washingtons-immortals-the-untold-story-of-an-elite-regiment-who-changed-the-course-of-the-revolution-9780802124593","title":"Washington's Immortals: The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy the award-winning author of Dog Company: a historic account of a Revolutionary War units \"tactical acumen and human drama . . . combat writing at its best\" (The Wall Street Journal). In August 1776  little over a month after the Continental Congress had formally declared independence from Britain  the revolution was on the verge of a disastrous end. General George Washington found his troops outmanned and outmaneuvered at the Battle of Brooklyn. But thanks to a series of desperate charges by a single heroic regiment  famously known as the \"Immortal 400 \" Washington was able to evacuate his men and the nascent Continental Army lived to fight another day. In Washingtons Immortals  award-winning military historian Patrick K. ODonnell brings to life the forgotten story of these remarkable men. Comprised of rich merchants  tradesmen  and free blacks  they fought not just in Brooklyn  but in key battles including Trenton  Princeton  Camden  Cowpens  Guilford Courthouse  and Yorktown  where their heroism changed the course of the war. Drawing on extensive original sources  from letters to diaries to pension applications  ODonnell pieces together the stories of these brave mentheir friendships  loves  defeats  and triumphs. He explores their tactics  their struggles with hostile loyalists and shortages of clothing and food  their development into an elite unit  and their dogged opponents  including British General Lord Cornwallis. Through the prism of this one unit  ODonnell tells the larger story of the Revolutionary War. \"Well-written  and superbly researched . . . A must-read for Revolutionary War and Maryland history buffs alike.\" Bill Hughes  Baltimore Post-Examiner\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666213855285,"sku":"ByrdShop_0802124593","price":125.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780802124593.jpg?v=1782423557","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/washingtons-immortals-the-untold-story-of-an-elite-regiment-who-changed-the-course-of-the-revolution-9780802124593","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}