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A Battlefield Atlas of the American Revolution | 
 enlarge | Author: Craig L. Symonds
Publisher: Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of Ame
Category: Book
List Price: $28.95
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 241564
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 110
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 10 x 7.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0933852533
Dewey Decimal Number: 911.73
EAN: 9780933852532
ASIN: 0933852533
Publication Date: June 1986
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Condition: some edgeware, old library book, cover aged/discolored, tight binding, clean pages
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 Much more than maps November 10, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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.
Great Campanion March 3, 2006
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
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.
 "In this slim volume" December 2, 2005
8 out of 23 found this review helpful
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.
Ideal for beginners! October 17, 2005
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
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.
the accidental review December 16, 2003
1 out of 10 found this review helpful
I accidentally pasted my review of Craig Symonds' Gettysburg atlas in this space. I should try to delete the review, but I'll say this... If Symonds' Gettysburg book is any indication, this one will be well worth buying as well.
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