A dramatic, gripping history of the Siege of Yorktown, the last major
battle of the American Revolution, told through vastly different
perspectives
In October 1781, American, French, and British forces converged on a
small village named Yorktown--a place that the British would try to
forget and Americans would forever remember. In his riveting, balanced,
and thoroughly researched account of the Revolutionary War's last
pivotal conflict, author-historian Tim Grove follows the true stories of
American, French, and British players, whose lives intersected at
Yorktown.
Through very different viewpoints--from General George Washington to the
notorious traitor Benedict Arnold, from young French hero Lafayette to
British General Lord Cornwallis, and an enslaved man named James who
became a spy, The World Turned Upside Down tells the story of bold
decisions made by famous military leaders, as well as the everyday
courage shown by civilians. For every side involved, the world forever
turned upside down at Yorktown.
Profusely illustrated with archival images, broadsides, and letters, the
book includes a timeline, endnotes, bibliography and index.