The American Revolution (The United States at War Series) [Audio CD]

George H. Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2007 | Series: United States at War

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The American Revolution ('The United States at War Series')

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In 1773, Britain was the greatest power on earth, but the Seven Years War with France had doubled her national debt. To ease this burden, Britain made a fateful blunder: to impose special taxes upon the American colonies. On April 17, 1775, British and American Forces first clashed at the Battle of Lexington. The war continued for seven years, complicated by the fact that some Americans wished to remain British subjects. The colonies won their independence, but their conflicts with Britain were not over.

'The United States at War' Series is a collection of presentations that review the political, economic, and social forces that have erupted in military conflict. They describe the historical context for each of the major U.S. wars and examine how military conflict resolved or failed to resolve the forces that caused the war.

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About the Author

GEORGE SMITH is the author of two of the most popular books on unbelief, Atheism: The Case against God and Atheism, Ayn Rand, and Other Heresies.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.; Unabridged edition (January 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786162449
• ISBN-13: 978-0786162444
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,962,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More of a "Review of Ideas" than a narrative of events, February 10, 2007

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Joel G. Hancock "JGHancock" (Harkers Island, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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I can say that I enjoyed this set of audio cds, but that it was not what I had expected. Perhaps I had not properly read the introductory material, but I was assuming that it was an account of events that occurred during the war. Instead, it was mostly a study of the attitudes and ideas that led up to the break with England. It was well done and enlightening, but I would have preferred a more in depth account of the war itself, and how it played out in the lives of former colonists.

5.0 out of 5 stars More an intellectual history than a military one---which is as it should be, January 22, 2012

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Ash Ryan (Salt Lake City, Utah) - See all my reviews

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Inspiring and depressing...studying the American Revolution is like learning about a completely different country. The only thing that can reverse our current decline is a return to the principles this country was founded on, as embodied in the Declaration of Independence.

There is no political solution to our problems---another term of Obama certainly won't help, but neither will any of the current Republican candidates...unless a new one who actually understands our founding principles emerges (which is extremely unlikely) and secures the Republican nomination (which is practically impossible)---because the problems are not merely political. Can you imagine any of our politicians today taking the kinds of actions the American revolutionaries did? What we need is another cultural revolution, a revolution "in the minds and hearts of the people" as John Adams put it. And that end cannot be achieved by any political measure, but only through education.

This is a good place to start. Smith focuses on the *ideas* that led to the revolution, and those ideas are exactly what need to be understood---and have been largely forgotten---today.