Rebellion in the Ranks: Mutinies of the American Revolution

by John A. Nagy

Book Overview

How General Washington Avoided the Peril From Within His Own Forces "It gives me great pain to be obliged to solicit the attention of the honorable Congress to the state of the army...the greater part of the army is in a state not far from mutiny...I know not to whom to impute this failure, but I am of the opinion, if the evil is not immediately remedied and more punctuality observed in future, the army must absolutely break up."-- George Washington,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594160554
• ISBN13: 9781594160554
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Westholme Publishing
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Subject Matter, rarely covered

Total enjoyable reading. Even history buffs will find many unknown facts revealed in this book.

Rebellion in the Ranks John A. Nagy

If you are interested in knowing the truth of how precarious the American Revolution really was, this book is must reading. Through incredible research, Nagy reveals tragic but engrossing events of the frequent mutinies that threatened the cause for Independence during the entire war, actions that have been overlooked in the commonly related accounts of those critical years. Nagy corrects many of the inaccuracies of these sad events and identifies insurrections that were previously unknown. His accounts of incredible courage, hardship and defeat are often drawn from the participants themselves, their daily suffering and the perspectives of the mutineers. This work is historically important and will open your eyes to the truth about the War as you have never heard it related.

This one is a winner for history buffs...

John Nagy's book Rebellion in the Ranks: Mutinies of the American Revolution will become a standard reference book for the serious Revolutionary History student. It will begin appearing on must read lists for college classes dealing with this period.

Revolution's mutinies

This is a excellent book about a little known fact of the War..Mr. Nagy's book will surely become a university text on the subject..It is well written and full of facts , many not previously known....