NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Nathaniel Philbrick is a masterly storyteller.
Recognized today as one of the most important naval engagements in the history of the world, the Battle of the Chesapeake--fought without a single American ship--made the subs.
And then, on September 5, 1781, the impossible happened.
But coordinating his army\'s movements with those of a fleet of warships based thousands of miles away was next to impossible.
In the fall of 1780, after five frustrating years of war, George Washington had come to realize that the only way to defeat the British Empire was with the help of the French navy.
In the concluding volume of his acclaimed American Revolution series, Nathaniel Philbrick tells the thrilling story of the year that won the Revolutionary War.
He succeeds, marvelously.--The New York Times Book Review The thrilling story of the year that won the Revolutionary War from the New York Times bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea and Mayflower.
Here he seeks to elevate the naval battles between the French and British to a central place in the history of the American Revolution.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Nathaniel Philbrick is a masterly storyteller.
A riveting and wide-ranging story, full of dramatic, unexpected turns, In the Hurricane\'s Eye reveals that the fate of the American Revolution depended, in the end, on Washington and the sea.
Recognized today as one of the most important naval engagements in the history of the world, the Battle of the Chesapeake--fought without a single American ship--made the subsequent Victory of the Americans at Yorktown a virtual inevitability.
And then, on September 5, 1781, the impossible happened.
But coordinating his army\'s movements with those of a fleet of warships based thousands of miles away was next to impossible.
In the fall of 1780, after five frustrating years of war, George Washington had come to realize that the only way to defeat the British Empire was with the help of the French navy.
In the concluding volume of his acclaimed American Revolution series, Nathaniel Philbrick tells the thrilling story of the year that won the Revolutionary War.
He succeeds, marvelously.--The New York Times Book Review The thrilling story of the year that won the Revolutionary War from the New York Times bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea and Mayflower.
Here he seeks to elevate the naval battles between the French and British to a central place in the history of the American Revolution.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Nathaniel Philbrick is a masterly storyteller
