The British Are Coming

The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777

De: Rick Atkinson

Narrado por: George Newbern, Rick Atkinson

**One of AudioFile Magazine's Best Audiobooks of 2019**

"The winning combination of George Newbern's engaging narration and Rick Atkinson's vivid new work of history--the first in a planned trilogy about the American Revolution--brings to life what could have been a dry account of Revolutionary battles." -- AudioFile Magazine

This program includes a bonus introduction, read by the author, and exclusive to the audiobook.

From the bestselling author of the Liberation Trilogy comes the extraordinary first volume of his new trilogy about the American Revolution.

Rick Atkinson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning An Army at Dawn and two other superb books about World War II, has long been admired for his deeply researched, stunningly vivid narrative histories. Now he turns his attention to a new war, and in the initial volume of the Revolution Trilogy he recounts the first twenty-one months of America’s violent war for independence. From the battles at Lexington and Concord in spring 1775 to those at Trenton and Princeton in winter 1777, American militiamen and then the ragged Continental Army take on the world’s most formidable fighting force.

It is a gripping saga alive with astonishing characters: Henry Knox, the former bookseller with an uncanny understanding of artillery; Nathanael Greene, the blue-eyed bumpkin who becomes a brilliant battle captain; Benjamin Franklin, the self-made man who proves to be the wiliest of diplomats; George Washington, the commander in chief who learns the difficult art of leadership when the war seems all but lost. The story is also told from the British perspective, making the mortal conflict between the redcoats and the rebels all the more compelling.

Full of riveting details and untold stories, The British Are Coming is a tale of heroes and knaves, of sacrifice and blunder, of redemption and profound suffering. Rick Atkinson has given stirring new life to the first act of our country’s creation drama.

loved it!

Narrator not as bad as advertised. Great Atkinson! Looking forward to other 2 volumes. would love to see the maps.

Great Story

Although I’m a history major and knew much about the American Revolution, this tome revealed so much more and brought you into the story as if you lived it.

I can not wait for the next volume in the series.

History of the Revolution Flawed by Narration

This is a history of the first couple years of the American Revolution, and it's studded with eye-opening details (new to me). The book is oriented towards military developments of the Revolution, and with the experiences of individual soldiers, both high-ranking and low. There is very little about material about the socio-political angles or home-front experience of the Revolution. Refreshingly, it treat both American and British experiences. It is informative and worthwhile- however, I felt it was marred by the narrator's style. Newbern used a sing-song voice that seemed unsuited to much of the (often downbeat) content. I also found my attention wandering, in spite of the value of the material. A different style would have held my mind more completely

Great

I think I t s the best book I've read in years. Finally a book that treats you like you have a brain. He explained this by just telling a you something else. I finally understand Yankee doodle dandy song

Excellent Book

I enjoyed it so much I purchased two hard cover copies and shared with friends. I highly recommend it and eagerly await volume two.

One of his many factoids that I found quite interesting was his comments on a self-educated man who retired fabulously wealthy at 42, wanting to be remembered not for his wealth but the many good things he hoped to do for humanity. And included among his goals was the expansion of vaccinations to prevent the ravages of disease - in this case smallpox - a virus that killed as many as 30%. Unlike others that followed Benjamin Franklin with similar ideas, Franklin was not plagued with conspiracy theorists who thought he was attempting to implant tracking devices, and Franklin is deservedly remembered for the great things he did.

Anyway, I really enjoyed this volume and it gave me a while new perspective on this, our first civil war.