War Without Mercy
War Without Mercy offers a gripping and unflinching examination of the American Revolution, revealing it as a brutal and desperate struggle for survival rather than a genteel war for independence. The famous cry of “Liberty or Death” was more than rhetoric—it reflected a conflict where both sides believed that defeat meant annihilation. Acts of violence and destruction were often accepted, even expected, as the price of preserving freedom or empire.
Written by two distinguished Revolutionary War historians, this groundbreaking study goes beyond recounting the violence to explore why the war became so ferocious. Drawing on years of meticulous research and previously overlooked primary sources, War Without Mercy reframes America’s founding struggle as a raw and deeply human contest of fear, fury, and survival.
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- Genre: U.S. History / American Revolution / Military History
- Format: Hardcover