Killing England

Told through the eyes of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Great Britain s King George III, Killing England chronicles the path to independence in gripping detail, taking the reader from the battlefields of America to the royal courts of Europe What started as protest and unrest in the colonies soon escalated to a world war with devastating casualties O Reilly and Dugard recreate the war s landmark battles, including Bunker Hill, Long Island, Saratoga, and Yorktown, revealing the savagery of hand to hand combat and the often brutal conditions under which these brave American soldiers lived and fought Also here is the reckless treachery of Benedict Arnold and the daring guerilla tactics of the Swamp Fox Frances Marion. Read Killing England – kino-fada.fr This is another great book written by O Reilly and Dugard It may be the best yet It is a history book written almost like a novel Not as yet finished but on this Sunday with all the negative press about the NFL and not standing for the National Anthem, I had to post this As I read what American Patriots endured, yes endured, and how thousands died to fight the British, I am evensickened by what the privileged NFL players and NBA players and now MLB players are doing and not doing I su This is another great book written by O Reilly and Dugard It may be the best yet It is a history book written almost like a novel Not as yet finished but on this Sunday with all the negative press about the NFL a...Could not put it down Such a great bookBill O Reilly books are the most educational and spell binding books of all I have learned so much I never really knew.Awesome as always Now I have to wait another year for the next one.Second Read I and some wonderful friends have selected this book as our Book Club pick for this month I have enjoyed it very much and am fairly certain that it will generate some really good discussion I m used to the format of the killing books series not really teaching what happens, but providing interesting character details and offering specific events This one was overall pretty good Do I really need to know what kind of lover Benjamin Franklin was or how about Thomas Jefferson O Second Read I and some wonderful friends have selected this book as our Book Club pick for this month I have enjoyed it very much and am fairly certain that it will generate some really good discussion I m used to the format of the killing books series not really teaching what happens, but providing interesting character details and offering specific events This one was overall pretty good Do I really need to know what kind of lover Benjamin Franklin was or how about Thomas Jefferson Overall a good read First Read When a student in college, high school and junior high, history was probably my worst subject I never developed a love for it Several years ago, I was introduced to David McCullough s works which I adore, ...As far as history books, O Reilly s Killing series are all extremely entertaining Although O Reilly has a well earned reputation for conservatism, those who don t agree with his political commentary could gain much from his well researched...I had very high hopes for this book based on reviews, however, I was extremely disappointed within the first 3 chapters The book is poorly edited several sentences and half sentences repeated in just the first chapters the author switches tenses often and inconsistently and, it is difficult to tell when the author takes liberty with filling in the gaps of the story I recently read Nathaniel Philbrick s Valiant Ambition which I found to be much better written I abandoned this book and to I had very high hopes for this book based on reviews, however, I was extremely disappointed within the first 3 chapters The book is poorly edited several sentences and half sentences repeated in just the first chapters the author switches tenses often and inconsistently and, it is difficult to tell when the author takes liberty with filling in the gaps of the story I recently read Nathaniel Philbrick s Valiant Ambition which I found to be much better wri...While I learned a few bits of trivia this book is really a cliff notes version of the revolution It s a good read but it doesn t go too in depth It does cover some things people are familiar with like valley forge and it also tells the real story behind the film The Patriot It s a good starter bookVery good and there is a lot of things that you re not taught in school Just amazing what the patriots had to go through.Others have said it better Such an enthralling read for the uphill struggle that these people had to form a new nation, and leave the Old World continent s dictates to financial ownership of the New World, that and much else in structures of government too, behind This particular book is not my O Reilly favorite, but I do think it has the most minutia about these incredible peoples early lives and physical reality in it too Way beyond the battles, the fights for autonomy, the necessities to Others have said it better Such an enthralling read for the uphill struggle that these people had to form a new nation, and leave the Old World continent s dictates to financial ownership of the New World, that and much else in structures of government too, behind This particular book is not my O Reilly favorite, but I do think it has the most minutia about these incredible peoples early lives and physical reality in it too Way beyond the battles, the fights for autonomy, the necessities to find connection within the colonies to each other All of the individual placements are very fine cut here.This taught meabout Washington and Franklin particularly than I had know And I had read many volumes about and by them previously So that is saying ...I received this book as a gift, and in that case, felt obliged to read it It was something that I normally would have passed over I usually read books on this subject about specific events or people involved in those events in order ...

• English
• 06 January 2018
Bill O'Reilly
• Hardcover
• 340 pages
• 1627790640
• Bill O'Reilly
• Killing England