Saratoga: Turning Point of America's Revolutionary War

Historian Richard M. Ketchums Saratoga vividly details the turning point in Americas Revolutionary War.In the summer of 1777 (twelve months after the Declaration of Independence) the British launched an invasion from Canada under General John Burgoyne. It was the campaign that was supposed to the rebellion but it resulted in a series of battles that changed Americas history and that of the world. Stirring narrative history skillfully told through the perspective of those who fought in the campaign Saratoga brings to life as never before the inspiring story of Americans who did their utmost in what seemed a lost cause achieving what proved to be the crucial victory of the Revolution.. A New York Times Notable Book 1997Winner of the Fraunces Tavern Museum Award 1997