Redcoats and Rebels: The American Revolution Through British Eyes

Tracing events from the 1765 Stamp Act to the 1783 Treaty of Paris, Hibbert notes the escalating logistic difficulties Britain had in supporting campaigns against North America, France and Spain and, more than other historians, stresses French intervention in accounting for America's victory. PW called this ``lively, beautifully written and freshly informative.'' Illustrated. (Oct.)