While there are many courses and tutorials online, learning from a book is still one of the best ways to greatly improve your skills. Below I have selected top Revolutionary War books.
- Almost A Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence (2009)
- DK Eyewitness Books: American Revolution: Discover How a Few Patriots Battled a Mighty Empire from the Boston Massacre to (2015)
- Spies, Patriots, and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War (2015)
- Liberty!: How the Revolutionary War Began (Landmark Books) (2002)
- The American Revolution: A Captivating Guide to the American Revolutionary War and the United States of America’s Struggle for Independence from Great Britain (2018)
- The Revolutionary War (Cornerstones of Freedom: Third Series) (2011)
- The Revolutionary War: An Interactive History Adventure (You Choose: History) (2016)
- 1776 (2006)
- American Revolution: A Nonfiction Companion to Revolutionary War on Wednesday (Magic Tree House Research Guide Series) (2004)
- Memoir of a Revolutionary Soldier: The Narrative of Joseph Plumb Martin (2019)
- The American Revolutionary War Trivia Book: Interesting Revolutionary War Stories You Didn’t Know (Trivia War Books) (Volume 5) (2018)
- Revolutionary War on Wednesday (Magic Tree House (R)) (2000)
Almost A Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence (2009)
In this gripping chronicle of America’s struggle for independence, award-winning historian John Ferling transports readers to the grim realities of that war, capturing an eight-year conflict filled with heroism, suffering, cowardice, betrayal, and fierce dedication. As Ferling demonstrates, it was a war that America came much closer to losing than is now usually remembered.
DK Eyewitness Books: American Revolution: Discover How a Few Patriots Battled a Mighty Empire from the Boston Massacre to (2015)
Be an eyewitness to the American struggle for independence. Discover how a few brave patriots battled a great empire, plus see the muskets and cannons of the armies, learn how soldiers were drilled, and find out why Yorktown was not the end of the Revolution.Each revised Eyewitness book retains the stunning artwork and photography from the groundbreaking original series, but the text has been reduced and reworked to speak more clearly to younger readers.
Spies, Patriots, and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War (2015)
Students and enthusiasts of American history are familiar with the Revolutionary War spies Nathan Hale and Benedict Arnold, but few studies have closely examined the wider intelligence efforts that enabled the colonies to gain their independence.
Liberty!: How the Revolutionary War Began (Landmark Books) (2002)
The American colonists were fed up with British law. They refused to buy English goods. They formed a militia of tradesmen and farmers ready to fight at a moment’s notice. Most importantly, they joined together. All 13 colonies sent representatives to decide whether they should form a new country. That group wrote the Declaration of Independence, the document that summed up a revolution.
The American Revolution: A Captivating Guide to the American Revolutionary War and the United States of America’s Struggle for Independence from Great Britain (2018)
In an era where political discourse is becoming increasingly polarized, it is worth reflecting on the circumstances of America’s foundation. This captivating history book presents a general outline of the American Revolution, focusing largely on the period between the outbreak of rebellion in 1765 until the ratification of the US Constitution in 1789. In homage to the original thirteen colonies, the book is divided into thirteen chapters.
The Revolutionary War (Cornerstones of Freedom: Third Series) (2011)
Even before the first glorious ring of the Liberty Bell, America was a land of freedom and promise.
The Revolutionary War: An Interactive History Adventure (You Choose: History) (2016)
It’s the late 1700s. Tensions are brewing between the American colonies and Great Britain. The Revolutionary War is about to begin. Will you: Help the network of patriot spies in your city? OR Fight for independence as a patriot soldier? OR Work to keep the colonies under British rule?
1776 (2006)
In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence—when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on paper.
American Revolution: A Nonfiction Companion to Revolutionary War on Wednesday (Magic Tree House Research Guide Series) (2004)
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better. When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #22: Revolutionary War on Wednesday, they had lots of questions. What was it like to live in colonial times? Why did the stamp Act make the colonists so angry? Who were the Minutemen? What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Memoir of a Revolutionary Soldier: The Narrative of Joseph Plumb Martin (2019)
It is incredibly rare that we are able hear what an ordinary soldier thought and saw through the course of this conflict.The memoir of Joseph Plumb Martin is therefore an invaluable document that can shed light onto an aspect of the war that is frequently hidden.Following the battles of Lexington and Concord, sixteen year old Martin joined the Connecticut Militia just before the opening of the British Long Island Campaign…
The American Revolutionary War Trivia Book: Interesting Revolutionary War Stories You Didn’t Know (Trivia War Books) (Volume 5) (2018)
Welcome to the 1770s, years of big hats, big wigs, and big ideas. You might have learned about the American Revolution in history classes, but this book is here to tell you everything your teachers couldn’t.
Revolutionary War on Wednesday (Magic Tree House (R)) (2000)
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! It is a dark and snowy night when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to colonial times. General George Washington is about to lead his army in a sneak attack against their enemy. But now a terrible weather is making the great general question his plans. Can Jack and Annie keep history on track? The fate of the country rests in their hands!
Best Revolutionary War Books You Should Read
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The Untold War at Sea: America's Revolutionary Privateers
Author(s): Kylie A. Hulbert
ID: 3198623, Publisher: University of Georgia Press, Year: 2022, Size: 6 Mb, Format: epub
The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: Strategies for a World War
Author(s): Jeremy Black
ID: 3200952, Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Year: 2022, Size: 4 Mb, Format: pdf
Number One Realist: Bernard Fall and Vietnamese Revolutionary Warfare
Author(s): Nathaniel L. Moir
ID: 3337963, Publisher: Oxford University Press, Year: 2022, Size: 13 Mb, Format: epub
Please note that this booklist is not final. Some books are absolutely hot items according to Los Angeles Times, others are written by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.