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 Also A Biography of Capt. Phinehas Stevens, and of Col. Robert Rogers, with an Account of His Services in America during the “Seven Years War” – by Caleb Stark.  Softbound, 526 pages, 5” x 8”.  A highly sought-after work, taken up with correspondence, makes it one of the best sources of documentary material about the Revolution and the French and Indian War.  Anchored by the military accomplishments of John Stark, this book also details the careers of several other heroes of both wars.  Hailed as the hero of Bennington, the battle that led to Burgoyne’s surrender at Saratoga, Stark had also served brilliantly in the French and Indian War as one of Robert Rogers’ dauntless Rangers.  During the Revolution, George Washington relied heavily on Stark’s counsel as Commander of the Northern Department.  The extraordinary memoir of Robert Rogers is the real treasure of this collection.  It contains the account of his services (1755-1761) during the French and Indian War, including the substance of his journal, with additional information obtained from correspondence and extracts from general orders.  Rogers and his elite Rangers scouted, raided and ambushed the enemy all around Ticonderoga and Crown Point in the Lake Champlain region.   Other military men profiled here are Gen. Jacob Bailey, Gen. Joseph Cilley, Col. Marinus Willet, Maj. Caleb Stark (son of Gen. John Stark) and Capt. Phinehas Stevens. Shorter accounts are given of Thomas Burnside, Col. Philip Skene, and Maj. Benjamin Whitcomb, Rev.Thomas Burnside, Col. Philip Skene, and Maj. Benjamin Whitcomb, Rev. Thomas Allen and Gen. Moses Nichols. The Stark memoir takes up about 300 pages; the Rogers memoir consists of about 100 pages.  A volume packed with this much exciting history is a prize find indeed.  (1877) Reprint.

by Joseph Lee Boyle.  Softbound, 175 pages.  Hundreds of letters and documents written at Valley Forge have been published in collections that represent the best remembered men of the Revolution.  There are also documents of uncounted numbers by lesser officers and staff functionaries that have never been published, or have been printed long ago and are no longer readily available.  The intent of this effort, as the  first of several such volumes, is to present a selection of these to allow greater understanding of the Valley Forge Encampment.  Documents have retained original spelling and punctuation.

by Joseph Lee Boyle.  Softbound, 182 pages.  Some of the stories that have become legendary are reinforced in these letters.  General Anthony Wayne reports on December 28, 1777, that "At this inclement Season one third of our Troops are totally destituteof either Shoes, Stockings, Shirts or Blankets..." The second volume in this series on Valley Forge.

by Joseph Lee Boyle.  Softbound, 170 pages.  Tardy and insufficient pay was the cause of frequent complaints from the common soldiers, as was the problem of the "country people" trading with the enemy in Philadelphia.  In contrast, from the distance of more that two hundred years, the bickering and jealousies of some of the officers seem both trivial and all too human.  Volume three in this series on Valley Forge.

by Thomas Pieper and James Gidney. The Revolutionary War in Ohio. Softbound, 97 pages, 6" x 8". An excellent historical account of Ft. Laurens during the Revolutionary War. Erected on the banks of the Tuscarawas River, this fort was planned as the firststep to secure the western frontier. This text portrays the sad and tragic failure of Ft. Laurens. Its history is a mixture of heroic bravery, courage, poor planning and almost insurmountable hardship.

by Roger H. Moore. Softbound, 108 pages, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". This book focuses on the violent interaction between the Iroquois and white settlers on the Susquehanna frontier of Northeastern Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. Several maps, numerous illustrations, appendices, a bibliography and a full name plus subject index augment the text.

by Alexander Withers. A History of the Settlement by the Whites of Northwestern Virginia and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that Section of the State.  Softbound, 319 pages, 5" x 8". First printed in 1831, this is a treasure trove of descriptions of small events from the perspective of the settlers of the border region beyond the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains. It focuses mainly on the last half of the 1700’s when this region was being tamed.

by John S. Pancahe.  Softbound, 269 pages, 6” x  9”.    A revisionist view of the Revolution’s most crucial year – it explodes many of the myths surrounding Burgoyne’s Canadian expedition and Hawes' Pennsylvania campaign.  There is a wealth of fascinating detail in this book, including information of arms, supplies, rations for women camp followers and even the number of carts carrying Burgoyne’s luggage.

Softbound, 150 pages, 5" x 8". A facsimile reprint of the 1794 edition. When Von Steuben joined General Washington at Valley Forge, he formed a model drill company of 100 men and transformed it into a precision unit that captured the imagination of the entire army. His record of drill instructions became the Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States. The basic military guide in use ‘til 1812.

Compiled and edited by Mark R. Tully. Softbound, 21 pages, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". Designed to give re-enactors of the American War for Independence a more comprehensive version of the 1764 Manual Exercise. Notes gathered from a variety of sources to offer a clearer understanding of the drill in hopes of standardizing it so recreated regiments may perform it correctly, consistently and with a minimum of confusion.  A must for any regimental group.

by Anthony  Scotti.  Softbound, 304 pages.  Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton is one of the most infamous figures in the annals of American Revolutionary War history, as evidenced in the major motion picture The Patriot.  His British legion was an extremely mobile military formation, consisting of both cavalry and light infantry.  It participated in most of the major engagements fought in the Southern theater, and its Loyalist members committed frequent excesses on and off the battlefield.  This book is more than a mere reassessment of Banastre Tarleton and the British Legion in the Southern campaigns.  The author attempts to dispel the image of the dragoon leader as "Bloody Tarleton" by introducing the reader to the myth-making process in American history, and then provides objective background information on Tarleton's early career and his command's formation and structure.

by Warren Skidmore with Donna Kaminsky. Hardbound, 284 pages, 8-1/2" x 11". Unique to this volume are the previously unpublished set of ledgers that include three broad categories of information: the names of the rangers called out to protect the Virginiafrontier in 1773 and 1774 and the pay owed them; the militiamen that served soon after in Dunmore's War proper; and the sums due the farmers and merchants that put in claims for goods and services that supported this effort. These long lists, taken together, contain about 38,000 entries. The introduction corrects some popular myths about the war and the Battle of Point Pleasant, and may be taken as the definitive history of the last colonial war in America.

by Lawrence E. Babits. Softbound, 231 pages, 6" x 9". January, 1781 in a pasture near present-day Spartanburg, SC., Daniel Morgan's army of Continental troops and militia routed an elite British force under the command of the notorious Banastre Tarleton. Using documentary and archaeological evidence to reconstruct the fighting at Cowpens, now a national battlefield, the author provides a riveting, minute-by-minute account of the clash that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War in the South and helped lead to the final defeat of the British at Yorktown.

by Jeff Shaara. Softbound, 680 pages, 4" x 7". It was never a war in which the outcome was obvious. Despite the colonists' spirit and stamina, they were outmanned and outfought by the brazen British army. With the future of the colonies at its lowest ebb, Washington made his most fateful decision: to cross the Delaware River and attack the enemy. The victory at Trenton began a saga of victory and defeat that concluded with the British surrender at Yorktown, a moment that changed the history of the world. A tribute to amazing people who turned ideas into action and fought to declare themselves free.

by Richard B. LaCrosse, Jr. Softbound, 183 pages, 8-1/2" x 11". A long-awaited, concise collection of information on the fascinating era of the frontier rifleman, the late 18th and early 19th century. Chapters detail different aspects of the life of the frontier rifleman, with descriptions and illustrations of the arms as well as discussions and accounts of the men and their rifles’ contributions to the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Includes descriptions and line drawings of the clothing,  and accoutrements of “the frontier rifleman”.

 by William R. Nester. Hardbound, 423 pages, 6" x 9". Most Americans are unaware of the pivotal events that took place in the wooded, mountainous regions on the fringes of the thirteen colonies during the American Revolution. Frontier warfare was complex and brutal. Overlapping and conflicting loyalties produced uncertain, fluid alliances that could be shaped as much by greed as by patriotism, and old, deep-seated disputes and hatreds fueled the ferocity of the fighting, as whites slaughtered Indians and vice-versa. With vivid detail and keen analysis, the author brings this long-obscured chapter of the War for Independence out from the shadows of Concord and Brandywine and reshapes how we understand American history.

Hardbound, 182 pages, 9-1/2" x 12". Renowned artist Don Troiani teams up with leading artifact historian James L. Kochan to present the American Revolution in living color. From Bunker Hill to Yorktown, Washington to Cornwallis, the Minute Men to the Black Watch, these pages are packed with scenes of grand action and great characters, recreated in the vivid blues and reds that defined the Revolutionary era. Troiani’s depictions of these legendary fife-and-drum soldiers are based on firsthand accounts and, wherever possible, surviving artifacts. Scores of color photographs of these objects (many of them from private collections and seen here for the very first time) accompany the paintings. Items range from muskets and beautifully ornate swords to more unique pieces such as badges with unit insignia or patriotic slogans and Baron von Steuben’s liquor chest.

by James l. Nelson. Softbound, 400 pages, 6" x 9". The Ragtag Fleet That Lost the Battle for Lake Champlain but Won the American Revolution.  The book recounts the courageous and exemplary campaign of Arnold and his cobbled-together fleet of "ships" against a much superior British force in the Battle of Valcour Island in Oct., 1776. It shows how Arnold's fearless leadership against staggering odds in a northern wilderness secured for America the independence that he would later try to betray.

by James K. Swisher. Softbound, 284 pages, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". In 1740-1782, when the British effort to subdue the colonists moved to the southern provinces, the men of Appalachia sought to protect their homes and families. A trio of battles occured at Kings Mountain, Cowpens, and Guilford Court House. These clashes proved pivotal to American independence, destroying British army capability in the south and facilitating the American victory at Yorktown. Fifteen black and white photographs along with numerous illustrations and maps.

by Thomas J. McGuire. Softbound, 270 pages, 6" x 9". A detaied account of the Revolutionary War battle of British General Charles Grey's brutal attack on Anthony Wayne's division south of the Schuylkill River, near Paoli Tavern, to defend Philadelphia against Howe's encroaching troops to grey's discovery of Wayne's position, the bloody battle that ensued, and the subsequent court-martial of Wayne, who had been accused of negligence.