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Roosevelt, later president of the USA (not to be confused with his cousin Franklin D Roosevelt), wrote this book as a young man. It immediately became a classic, and remains one of the best accounts of its subject. Roosevelt used many original American sources, and many published British ones, trying, as any good historian should, to treat both sides equally. When he considered US discipline inferior to British, he did not hesitate to say so; when he thought the British effort inferior to the US, he was equally outspoken. He treats several actions in minute detail and gives his readers the feeling that they were there at the time. Although first published in 1882, this is still well worth reading. (Kirkus UK)
