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1 General references and surveys  





2 Background to the war  





3 Maps and atlases  





4 Battles and campaigns  



4.1  Battles of Lexington and Concord  





4.2  Battle of Monmouth  





4.3  Battles of Trenton and Princeton  





4.4  Canadian campaign  





4.5  New York campaign  





4.6  New York City area after 1777  





4.7  Philadelphia campaign  





4.8  Saratoga Campaign  





4.9  Siege of Boston  





4.10  Southern theater 17801782  





4.11  Yorktown Campaign  







5 Spies, intelligence and espionage  



5.1  Primary sources  







6 States, regions, and cities  



6.1  New Jersey  





6.2  New York  





6.3  Pennsylvania  







7 Naval  





8 Unit histories  



8.1  British units  





8.2  American units  





8.3  French units  







9 Uniforms and equipment  





10 Strategy, command, and supply  





11 Medical  





12 Biographies  



12.1  British and allies biographies  





12.2  American biographies  



12.2.1  Benedict Arnold  





12.2.2  Aaron Burr  





12.2.3  Benjamin Franklin  





12.2.4  Nathanael Greene  





12.2.5  John Hancock  





12.2.6  Thomas Jefferson  





12.2.7  John Paul Jones  





12.2.8  Henry Knox  





12.2.9  Henry Lee  





12.2.10  Francis Marion  





12.2.11  Israel Putnam  





12.2.12  Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben  





12.2.13  George Washington  





12.2.14  Anthony Wayne  







12.3  French biographies  







13 Soldiers and prisoners  





14 Politics  



14.1  Diplomacy  







15 Women, minorities, and religious groups  



15.1  Books For Children  







16 Loyalists  





17 Primary sources  



17.1  Memoirs  







18 Other  





19 See also  





20 Notes  














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The following bibliography includes notable books concerning the American Revolutionary War. These books are listed in the bibliographies of books by prominent historians as shown in the footnotes.

General references and surveys[edit]

Background to the war[edit]

Maps and atlases[edit]

Battles and campaigns[edit]

Battles of Lexington and Concord[edit]

Battle of Monmouth[edit]

Battles of Trenton and Princeton[edit]

Canadian campaign[edit]

New York campaign[edit]

New York City area after 1777[edit]

Philadelphia campaign[edit]

Saratoga Campaign[edit]

Siege of Boston[edit]

Southern theater 1780–1782[edit]

Yorktown Campaign[edit]

Spies, intelligence and espionage[edit]

Primary sources[edit]

States, regions, and cities[edit]

New Jersey[edit]

New York[edit]

Pennsylvania[edit]

Naval[edit]

Unit histories[edit]

British units[edit]

American units[edit]

French units[edit]

Uniforms and equipment[edit]

Strategy, command, and supply[edit]

Medical[edit]

Biographies[edit]

British and allies biographies[edit]

American biographies[edit]

Benedict Arnold[edit]

Aaron Burr[edit]

Benjamin Franklin[edit]

Nathanael Greene[edit]

John Hancock[edit]

Thomas Jefferson[edit]

John Paul Jones[edit]

Henry Knox[edit]

Henry Lee[edit]

Francis Marion[edit]

Israel Putnam[edit]

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben[edit]

George Washington[edit]

Anthony Wayne[edit]

French biographies[edit]

Soldiers and prisoners[edit]

Politics[edit]

Diplomacy[edit]

Women, minorities, and religious groups[edit]

Books For Children[edit]

Loyalists[edit]

Primary sources[edit]

Memoirs[edit]

Other[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Ferling, John. Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free. New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1-60819-008-9. pp. 365–371.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs Ferling, John. Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-518121-0.
  • ^ a b c d e f Palmer, Dave R. George Washington's Military Genius. Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2012. ISBN 978-1-59698-791-3.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Bibliography of works published primarily by university/academic presses since 2006 on early American topics in The Junto. "The Junto is a group blog made up of junior early Americanists—graduate students and junior faculty—dedicated to providing content of general interest to other early Americanists and those interested in early American history, as well as a forum for discussion of relevant historical and academic topics."
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak O'Shaughnessy, Andrew Jackson. The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of Empire. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0-300-19107-3.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Beeman, Richard. Our Lives, Our Fortunes & Our Sacred Honor: The Forging of American Independence, 1774–1776. New York: Basic Books, 2013. ISBN 978-0-465-02629-6. pp. 437–477.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag McCullough, David. 1776. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2006. First published by Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2005. ISBN 0-933852-53-3. pp. 351–364.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Golway, Terry. Washington's General: Nathanael Green and the Triumph of the American Revolution. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 2006. ISBN 978-0-8050-8005-6.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Borkow, Richard, George Washington's Westchester Gamble: The Encampment on the Hudson & the Trapping of Cornwallis. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1-60949-039-3. pp. 179–183.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Tonsetic, Robert L. 1781: The Decisive Year of the Revolutionary War. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Casemate, 2011. ISBN 978-1-61200-063-3. pp. 241–246.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Borick, Carl P. A Gallant Defense: The Siege of Charleston, 1780. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2003. Paperback edition 2012. ISBN 978-1-57003-487-9. pp. 307–316.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i Nelson, James L. George Washington's Great Gamble: And the Sea Battle That Won the American Revolution. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-162679-8. pp. 365–369.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Tonsetic, Robert L. Special Operations During the American Revolution. Philadelphia, Oxford: Casemate Publishers, 2013. ISBN 978-1-61200-165-4. pp. 259–262.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Spring, Matthew H. With Zeal and With Bayonets Only: The British Army on Campaign in North America, 1775–1783. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-8061-4152-7. Originally published in hard cover, 2008. pp. 356–362.
  • ^ Ferling, 2007, lists this under "Battles, Campaigns and Events of the War."
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Ward, Christopher. John Richard Alden, ed. The War of the Revolution. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2011. ISBN 978-1-61608-080-8. Originally published Old Saybrook, CT: Konecky & Konecky, 1952. pp. 943–954.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h Commager, Henry Steele and Richard B. Morris, eds. The Spirit of 'Seventy-Six': The Story of the American Revolution as told by Participants. New York: Da Capo Press, 1995. ISBN 978-0-306-80620-9. Originally published: Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1958. pp. 1299–1319.
  • ^ a b c d e Piecuch, Jim, ed. Cavalry of the American Revolution. Yardley, PA: Westholme Publishing, LLC, 2012. ISBN 978-1-59416-154-4. pp. 261–265.
  • ^ Ferling, 2007, p. 578.
  • ^ Ferling, 2007, p. 579.
  • ^ a b Ferling, 2007, p. 605.

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