I picked up this little book to gain Fortescue's formidable perspective into the revolution. Told from a 1907 British perspective, he makes some interesting observations on Parliament's conduct of the war. His views toward those Americans have often found to be sympathetic such as Edmund Burke, are predictably caustic. Fortescue also takes a broader look at the conflict, including a the naval and land campaigns in the Caribbean, Florida and Nicaragua.

I do think he is a bit of a "homer" making a fair number of excuses for British failures, but I did find it valuable. This edition is truncated a bit from the original, but worth a read for anybody interested in the American Revolution. ( )