![]() ![]() The despair and triumph of Americas first great army is conveyed in scenes as powerful as any Shaara has written, a story told from the points of view of some of the most memorable characters in American history. ![]() ![]() The stunning victory at Trenton began a saga of victory and defeat that concluded with the British surrender at Yorktown, a moment that changed the history of the world. With the future of the colonies at its lowest ebb, Washington made his most fateful decision: to cross the Delaware River and attack the enemy. General George Washington found his troops trounced in the battles of Brooklyn and Manhattan and retreated toward Pennsylvania. Despite their spirit and stamina, the colonists were outmanned and outfought by the brazen British army. It was never a war in which the outcome was obvious. Now he continues the amazing saga of how thirteen colonies became a nation, taking the conflict from kingdom and courtroom to the bold and bloody battlefields of war. ![]() Book Synopsis In Rise to Rebellion, bestselling author Jeff Shaara captured the origins of the American Revolution as brilliantly as he depicted the Civil War in Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure. ![]()
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