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Guilford Courthouse: North Carolina

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As a long time fan of the American Revolution, I happily purchased this title. I was pleasantly surprised. Although it is not a long book, it is very tightly focused on the leading participants, Greene and Cornwallis, as they head toward their monumental battle at Guilford Courthouse.

The background and information provided on the men, strategies, backgrounds, and development of the campaign is outstanding, as are the maps, which are the best I have ever seen on this battle. The writing is also outstanding--very flowing and poetic, and yet scholarly, complex, and fast-paced. The author has a literary "hook" at the beginning and end of every chapter. Indeed, the begins with Greene surveying the field at Guilford and deploying his men--and then goes back in time and marches the armies in place.

Highly recommended.

As the author of novels about the Mitchell family who lived on the Guilford Courthouse battlefield,I am meticulous about historical facts being correct.I found John Hairr's book to be one of the most useful and accurate reference books.There are many books written on the American Revolution but few give sufficent details about this pivotal battle. I recommend this book to anyone who wants authoritative information on The Battle of Guilford Courthouse.