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File Size: 1954 KB
Print Length: 437 pages
Publisher: Casemate (April 19, 2010)
Publication Date: April 19, 2010
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B003SNK268
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Enjoyable quick read for me. The style of writing was not flashy, but the description of the terrain and the tactical problems it presented was very good. The author seemed very aware of Clauswitz' [On War] discussion of time and space in combat. The description of the campaign and, particularly the battle of Saratoga was excellent. I have read a number of accounts of this battle and this is the first time I think I got the full picture and understood how it played out.I was a bit surprised by the favorable coverage of General Gates. I suspect that other writers have had their historical lenses spattered by Gates' very sorry performance at the Battle of Camden later in the war and the dispute that he had with General Arnold at Saratoga. However, this account gives Gates credit for a great deal and I suspect that credit was deserved.I particularly liked the author's depiction of armed citizens who were able to step up and defend their homes, their fields, their towns and their country. The tendency these days is to ignore or diminish their solid achievements. The credit given to the frontier riflemen and their very accurate and deadly fire is another mark in favor of this account.I have decided to read the other books in this series.Afterword: I read some of the criticism others have written and I can't disagree with much of it, but my interest was primarily on how the campaign and final battles played out and for me the book was great in those areas.
The book is not especially well written and definitely needs a good editor to take it in hand. A lot of basic typos, choppy spots, and repetition mar it badly.The author has some strange fixations - he seems to have a macabre fascination with the tomahawk as a weapon and many times repeats the same theme about it. At one point he seemed to be about to write an ode to gun ownership, which made no contribution to the narrative and seemed oddly out of the flow of the story. The fact that trees in old growth forests could be 15 feet in diameter gets repeated.In much the same way he seems to have a deep concern that African American participants in the action should be acknowledged. To make sure, he stops the flow of the narrative to mention them. He does this more than once and each time it feels like someone criticized the first draft and he was trying to make up for forgetting.He puffs quite a bit about things other authors did not do, or did badly, but I don’t feel he really plowed any new ground here. This is not a scholarly history.It also is poorly titled. He mentions the various initiatives the British undertook, but really only narrates the Saratoga Campaign. The others are merely mentioned in passing. If this is about the Wilderness Campaign it would seem appropriate to discuss the entire British effort, as he started to do and then trailed off into Saratoga.Definitely a ‘pop history’, it is a reasonable effort overall, but the story has been done elsewhere and I think better.
The American Revolution is one of my favorite periods of history, especially since I didn't have to live through it. The 1777 battles of northern New York State are often overlooked, but they are among some of the most violent and bloody of the war. Michael Logusz takes on the task of presenting the history of this campaign.---The Good Stuff---* The author writes in an easy to read style, and most of the book comes across as an easy to read narrative.* Logusz spends about one third of the book on the battles of Lake Champlain and Fort Ticonderoga. He does a very good job of explaining the geography and importance of the waterways, the thick forest with its difficult passages, and presents the strategies and tactics of both sides quite well. I have read other accounts of this campaign, and this is one of the best.* Much of the remainder of the book discusses the battles of Saratoga. Again, the author does a credible job of capturing the flow of the battles.* Logusz tells much of the tale from the point of view of the soldiers and generals involved. This definitely adds to the readability and interest of the book.* The campaign was very bloody-on both sides. The author does a reasonable job of relating the violence without getting overly sensational or graphic.---The Not-So-Good Stuff--- (and I admit to being picky)* The notes are very extensive, and it would have been my preference to move much of the information in the notes into the narrative. I find it very distracting to flip between text and notes, and truth be told, often don't read them until later.* For a story based on characters 230+ years ago, there is a remarkable level of detail in relating the thoughts and actions of relatively unknown individuals. I can't help but wonder about the absolute authenticity of these passages.* Lack of maps, and illegibility of maps included in the Kindle edition damage the text. Many of the important landmarks are either too obscure to be found on modern maps, of the names have changed over the years.* The text can get a bit confusing and choppy. It doesn't help that many of the participants on both sides had similar sounding names.* The Kindle edition, like most other Kindle editions, is plagued by typos, missing text, and other generally annoying 3rd grade nonsense.* Some of the author's viewpoints slip in to the narrative, something almost impossible to avoid.* My biggest criticism is the limitations of some of the material presented. For example, in relating the story of the Battles of Saratoga, Logusz mostly presents General Gates in a favorable light, and makes his cautious nature seem rational. In nearly every other account of this battle I have read, Gates is portrayed much differently and far less favorably. Logusz owes the reader a defense of his opinion of Gates.Similary, Logusz makes assertions which he does not defend or attempt to explain. For example, a good amount of detail is spent discussing the tactical errors made in the defense of Fort Ticonderoga, but no mention of how these errors could have been made.---Summary---I enjoyed the book, although it wasn't the sort of reading that kept me up until 4AM. The author does a credible job of relating the 1777 campaigns, and I would recommend the book without hesitation to anyone interested in the American Revolution. The work does have a number of limitations, which keep it from being a great book.
This first volume is a well-researched account of the Saratoga Campaign: Fort Ticonderroga, Hubbardton, Bennington, Freeman's Farm, Bemis Heights, followed by Burgoyne's a few days later. A great story of endurance, courage, leadership, strategy, and their commitment to fight for freedom. As good a read as Richard M. Ketchum's "Saratoga." I'm glad I read both.
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