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Please note: This is a companion to the book and not the original book. 1776 by David McCullough traces the military conflicts between the American and the British armies during the first 18 months of the Revolutionary War. The author chooses three of the war’s most pivotal moments - the Battle of Dorchester Heights, the Battle of Long Island, and the Battle of Trenton - to tell a tale that’s as much about luck, coincidence, and fateful weather as it is about strategic warfare.

Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence (2017) is an historical account of the American Revolutionary War. It focuses on the important battles of the conflict and on the experiences of important figures including George Washington, Ben Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson.... Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more.

Washington's Crossing (2004) by David Hackett Fischer is a narrative history of the events that led to George Washington's crossing of the Delaware on Christmas night in 1776. This bold move, leading to a victory for the Continental Army, was a pivotal moment in the American Revolution. Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more.

This is a summary, analysis and review of Killing the Rising Sun by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard, and not the original book.

Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor by Clinton Romesha is a memoir of the October 2009 Battle of Kamdesh, in which hundreds of Taliban insurgents attacked Keating, the most remote American combat outpost in Afghanistan. For 14 hours, the Black Knight Troop fought to defend their post. The memoir provides a detailed account of the battle, and how Romesha, the staff sergeant of Red Platoon, executed a counterattack that helped save Keating along with many of his men, and earned him a Medal of Honor.

Nathaniel Philbrick's Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution focuses on the treachery of Benedict Arnold as it plays out against the wider panorama of the American Revolution.

Timothy Egan's The Immortal Irishman is a biography of Thomas Meagher: Irish revolutionary, convict, and Civil War general. The book also offers a broad portrait of the experiences of the Irish during the period, both at home and abroad. Meagher was born in 1823 into a prominent and wealthy Catholic family. This gave him the advantages of education and standing. At the same time, Catholics in Ireland were brutally oppressed, with limits on landholding, political representation, and religion.