About the Author

Michael O. Logusz has served in both the Regular and Reserve branches of the U.S. Army, most recently during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007-08. He holds a B.A. from Oswego State College and an M.A. in Russian Studies from Hunter College in New York. The author of numerous articles and a previous book on WWII, Lt. Colonel Logusz has personally examined the ground of each battle he describes. He currently lives in Florida.

Reviews

..does an excellent job of covering the Saratoga Campaign….
*Journal of America’s Military Past*

…a fascinating book... Logusz brings this part of the Revolutionary War to life with excellent detail. … It is a story with real people as they struggle to live and win the independence of a new nation. From a historical standpoint and as one who loves history, I highly recommend this book.
*IPMS*

The Wilderness War is captured here with a fresh and intimate perspective.
*Lone Star Book Review*

… an in-depth. Military analysis of a crucial turning point in the American Revolutionary War… enthralling study that brings military history to life…
*The Midwest Book Review*

... a superlative saga of this time period... research is truly superb and very much in depth...relies on correspondence and reports from both sides of the conflict to bring the story of the Wilderness Campaign to life... As is so often the case reality is much more gripping than fantasy and this book surely fits into that mold.
*Model Madness*

Logusz has a flair for vivid detail, whether describing the terror Colonists felt during Indian raids on their settlements or the chaos of battles in the unfamiliar wilderness.
*Library Journal*

...it makes a solid contribution to understanding the campaign by humanizing participants on both sides, from commanders to enlisted personnel to civilians residing in the path of the armies.
*Military History of the West*

... a brilliantly written, meticulously re-searched, vivid and well-balanced account highlighting a four-month struggle in the pivotal year of 1777 during the American Revolutionary War.
*Auburnpub.com*

... displays evidence of scholarly research and is supported by half-a-dozen quite useful maps …
*Military Illustrated*

Overall I would recommend this book as an addition to any serious collector of American War of Independence (AWI) books, for the novice a good start to the AWI and for the wargamer a good source of game scenarios.
*Wargames Recon*