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This is the third book I have read from Barbara Tuchman. The setting is the American Revolutionary War, yet the book is more about Dutch and French contributions to American Independence. What started at Lexington and Concord blossomed into a major European conflict when the Bourbon powers joined the nascent Colonial forces. Barbara Tuchman describes the conflicts in the West Indies, the financial and military Dutch support, and the English naval and army commanders that ultimately lost the war.
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Nov 13, 2007
Jim
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really liked it
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Jun 17, 2011
David Monroe
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it was amazing
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Dec 21, 2014
Matt
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