With July 4th right around the corner, this would be a good time to let everyone know that there are now two more books digitized and uploaded to AMERICANREVOLUTION.ORG The first is: “The Private Soldier Under Washington,” by Charles Knowles Bolton - A minor classic of RevWar literature, and perhaps the first attempt (published 1902) to realistically depict life as experienced by 18th century “grunts.” Rather than blather on about it, let me just quote the author himself: “Much has been written about the American Revolution, but our knowledge of the private soldiers of the patriot army is confined chiefly to Washington's description of their sufferings at Valley Forge. Their story is to be found in a line here and there scattered through the mass of contemporary literature. In sifting this material, it has seemed best to give in every case the name of the authority who saw what he described. No student, however, would willingly forget the labors of those later writers who have done so much to make easier the way for others. I record with pleasure my obligation to Professor Edward Channing, of Harvard College, for very many valuable suggestions; and also to Mr. Albert Matthews, whose knowledge of the language and customs of the period has been of great service to me.” The direct link to the book is: http://www.americanrevolution.org/soldier.html Of course, it takes two to make a war. Roger Cooper (alias Loyalist@AmericanRevolution.org) who is the Royal Proprietor of the Loyalist Pages at AMERICANREVOLUTION.ORG, http://www.americanrevolution.org/loyalist.html is now the proud host of “The Organization of the British Army in the American Revolution,” by Edward E. Curtis. If the Bolton book is a minor classic, then the Curtis work is an absolute must-read for every student of the era. Again, to quote the author: “The failure of British arms in the American Revolution cannot be ascribed to want of courage on the part of officers and men. No braver troops ever shed their blood for the flag of England than those who thrice charged up Bunker Hill or attacked the American lines at Saratoga. The failure was due partly to inept generalship, partly to natural difficulties, and partly to maladministration. In this study emphasis has been laid upon the last two factors. The blunders of British generals have frequently been stressed, but the negligence, corruption, and inefficiency which pervaded the administration of the army and the manifold natural obstacles that stood in the way of an attempt to suppress rebellion in America have rarely been accorded adequate recognition.” One caveat, though - you’ll notice that the appendices for a couple of the chapters are missing. This is the first time we’ve “opened” a work to the public that wasn’t completed, so I hope you’ll bear with us while we get the remainder of the work web-ready, hopefully within the next month or so. The direct link to the book is: http://www.americanrevolution.org/britisharmy.html Best regards, Ed -- For Revolutionary War information on the Internet, your first choice should be AMERICANREVOLUTION.ORG