LAWRENCE E. BABITS is George Washington Professor of History and director of the Program in Maritime Studies at East Carolina University. He is author of Devil of a Whipping: The Battle of Cowpens (UNC Press). JOSHUA B. HOWARD is research historian at the North Carolina Office of Archives and History. Babits and Howard previously collaborated on Fortitude and Forbearance: The North Carolina Continental Line in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783.
A fine, professional account. . . . A remarkable story . . . Babits
and Howard do an excellent job of summing [the battle]
up."--Wilmington Star News
A read through this work will bring an understanding of the events
of the day, how they relate to the larger events of the
[Revolutionary War], and a sense of what the world was like at that
time."--Southern Pines Pilot
An extraordinarily detailed narrative. It also fills a gap in
literature on the war by showcasing a consequential but
comparatively understudied Carolina battle."--Raleigh News &
Observer
Babits and Howard admirably demonstrate how meticulous research in
under-utilized primary sources yields new insights and substantive
corrections on long-accepted accounts of the past."--Military
History of the West
Detailed and comprehensive."--McCormick Messenger
Provides an unprecedented level of research and detail. . . . This
account of Guilford Courthouse is a welcome and much-needed
addition to the body of Revolutionary War military history, and
will be the foundation upon which all future research into this
engagement is based."--Journal of Military History
The authors have discovered new pieces to the puzzle and have
achieved perhaps the best synthesis to date. . . . A masterful job.
. . . A major addition to the scholarship, and for students of the
American Revolution, particularly the Southern Campaign, it is a
must-read."--Journal of America's Military Past
The battle's only full-length monograph. . . . Professional history
written in an approachable manner."--Library Journal
This book will clearly have value to historians trying to
understand the critical Southern campaign. And there will be
readers--serious military history buffs, battlefield
re-enactors--who will treasure the detail."--journalnow.com
This book will give you a clearer understanding of this battle than
you will find anywhere else. . . . Extremely readable. . . . Maps
are crystal clear and very well done."--1776mag.com
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