1777

Tipping Point at Saratoga

By: Dean Snow

Narrated by: Bob Souer

In the autumn of 1777, near Saratoga, New York, an inexperienced and improvised American army led by General Horatio Gates faced off against the highly trained British and German forces led by General John Burgoyne. The British strategy in confronting the Americans in upstate New York was to separate rebellious New England from the other colonies. Despite inferior organization and training, the Americans exploited access to fresh reinforcements of men and materiel and ultimately handed the British a stunning defeat.

Assimilating the archaeological remains from the battlefield along with the many letters, journals, and memoirs of the men and women in both camps, Dean Snow's 1777 provides a richly detailed narrative of the two battles fought at Saratoga over the course of 33 tense and bloody days. While the contrasting personalities of Gates and Burgoyne are well known, they are but two of the many actors who make up the larger drama of Saratoga. Snow highlights famous and obscure participants alike, from the brave but now notorious turncoat Benedict Arnold to Frederika von Riedesel, the wife of a British major general who later wrote an important eyewitness account of the battles.

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Very Good

The author is an archeologist by trade and how he tells this story follows that way of thinking. This book is written in chronological order siting specific times and interweaving the back stories of the British, German and Americans, including the stories of the wives of the combatants. It is an intriguing examination of the tipping point in the American Revolution.

Saratoga

Very thorough. Detailed from beginning to end. Interesting and informative about an important time in our history

A thorough and enlightening account of the battle

Well done! I found it to be a complete and enthralling account of the pivotal battle that shifted the tide toward American independence.

Excellent timeline of the events of this historic battle

The author does a excellent job painting a picture of the events of the turning point of the American Revolution

Very Interesting & Factual

I highly recommended for anyone that has a thirst for knowledge about history and the revolutionary war.