02425cam a2200397 i 4500 872628083 TxAuBib 20230626120000.0 220618s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781947076389 1947076388 (OCoLC)1330984387 TxAuBib rda Giorello, Joe, author. Great battles for boys : The American revolution / by Joe Giorello. American revolution. First edition. [United States] : Rolling Wheelhouse Publishing, [2022] xii, 206 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Great battles for boys Includes bibliographical references. "In chronological order, Great Battles for Boys: The American Revolution takes young readers to the front lines of the war's major clashes such as: Long Island: British General Howe crushes Washington's forces and proves the odds are against the Patriot forces. Battle of Trenton: Washington's stunning reversal following his famous Christmas Eve "crossing the Delaware." Valley Forge: Starving, broke, and battle-weary, the Continental Army hunkers down in Pennsylvania for a long cold winter -- and emerges as an entirely different fighting force. Cowpens: The southern clash where Daniel Morgan's tactics brilliantly outsmart his enemy. Yorktown: Washington's unyielding attack victoriously ends eight long years of suffering -- and win liberty for the colonies.Each chapter also profiles the Revolution's most fascinating leaders -- Benedict Arnold, Lafayette, Francis Marion, Henry Knox --and discusses the era's complicated politics, including slavery." --back cover. 20230626. Military https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97017629 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005863 History, Military. Battles History 18th century Juvenile literature. Historiography. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Juvenile literature. United States. Military history. Juvenile works. History. Great battles for boys.