A Battlefield Atlas of the American Revolution

User Review: - Blah... missing something...
Short and sweet. I expected much more... and was given even less.

Evan
thericharddouglashouse.com (Rev War Veteran)

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User Review: - Much more than maps
Both the casual reader and the serious Revolutionary War aficionado will find this slim volume valuable. For me, it brought to life even the most complicated, multi-fronted battle. The maps are clear with just the necessary elements included. Numbers mark the succession of events that the accompanying text refers to, making even the more complicated situation easy to understand. Few Revolutionary War authors (fiction as well as non-fiction) use maps to illustrate their work so this book is a welcome reference. That alone made it a great find for me but, incredibly, the text that accompanies the maps gives a succinct and accurate account making it good reading aside from its value as a reference.

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User Review: - Great Campanion
Recently read David McCullough 1776. Good book but maps terrible. It was difficult understanding Washington's movements by narration alone. Found some internet maps which helped, but still deficient.

The Battlefield Atlas really filled in the gaps. Additionally, Symonds brief write up were perfect supplements to each map. Also great summaries for memory refreshment after reading a dozen pages of detail.

Really recommend this book as a companion to other revolutionary war books.

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User Review: - "In this slim volume"
OK, one star. MY copy of 'this slim volume' (Author's Intro, p1) is the size of, and seems like, a one hour National Geographic gazeteer of the War. Whole thing reads like a hastily written summary. Everything is terribly diluted and scanty. In my years of buying from Amazon, I've never felt really "taken" like this. Guess the other reviewers don't mind paying $30 for 100 pages. There's much better material that Amazon's got. Buy that, not this. Mine's being donated to the library.

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User Review: - Ideal for beginners!
I had tried many times to form a solid idea about the American War of Independence reading a number of books on the subject, but I had never been so satisfied and enthralled as when I finished Craig Symond's excellent atlas. This is the ideal book for beginners on that important 18th century war and the better way to visualize battles and campaigns, since they are connected to specific maneuvers on the ground. The maps are very good (two-color) and the text is short but also very informative. It is an indispensable reference work and I'm glad that I have it in my library.

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