A fully revised and updated third edition of the most established and innovative historical analysis of the Continental Army and its role in the formation of the new republic.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by two experts in the field of early U.S. history\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes fully updated coverage of the military, political, social, and cultural history of the Revolution\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures maps, illustrations, a Note on Revolutionary War History and Historiography, and a fully revamped Bibliographical Essay\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFully established as an essential resource for courses ranging from A.P. U.S. history to graduate seminars on the American Revolution\u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e