{"product_id":"with-the-british-army-in-philadelphia-17771778","title":"With the British Army in Philadelphia, 1777-1778","description":"The American Revolution involved the British as well as the Americans  a fact the latter may be inclined to forget. This well-researched volume covers one exciting period of the war  the year 1777-1778  when the British  under their commander in chief in America  Sir William Howe  occupied Philadelphia. What a rollicking  riotous time it was  the perils of battle and the sufferings of war notwithstanding. To secure the city  the British had to capture the river defenses which were under control of the American army and the Pennsylvania navy. The line of fortifications had to be breached before the river froze over  or both the military and civilian populations of the city would face starvation. The author  a noted military historian  graphically describes the struggle to seize the river defenses. Scholarship is combined with the sheer human drama to make the account vivid and accurate. The major battle  fought at Germantown on October 4  is  with all its complication and confusions  one of the highlights of the book. Other significant engagements covered include Whitemarsh  Barren Hill  Crooked Bilet in Pennsylvania and Alloways Creek in New Jersey. When not on the battlefield  the reader can revel with the British in a city of pleasures-cockfights  horse roaces  gambling  and the most extravagant entertainment of all  the Meschianza  a party given as a farewell tribute to Sir William Howe. The end of the British occupation of Philadelphia was swift  and the panic and frenzy of the Loyalists is described in detail. Here is history at its readable best.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44671268782133,"sku":"ByrdShop_0891410570","price":226.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0891410570_d9c1c2fb-874c-4283-848b-6388c5bf346c.jpg?v=1770657443","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/with-the-british-army-in-philadelphia-17771778","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}