War on the Run: The Epic Story of Robert Rogers and the Conquest of America's First Frontier

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John F. Ross

War on the Run

The Epic Story of Robert Rogers and the Conquest of America's First Frontier

John F. Ross

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Bantam
15 August 2011

Biography: historical, political & military; History

This single-volume historical narrative is perfect for fans of David McCullough's 1776 and Jon Meacham's American Lion.

Often hailed as the godfather of today's elite special forces, Robert Rogers trained and led an unorthodox unit of green provincials, raw woodsmen, farmers, and Indian scouts on ""impossible"" missions in colonial America that are still the stuff of soldiers' legend. The child of marginalized Scots-Irish immigrants, Rogers learned to survive in New England's dark and deadly forests, grasping, as did few others, that a new world required new forms of warfare. John F. Ross not only re-creates Rogers's life and his spectacular battles with breathtaking immediacy and meticulous accuracy, but brings a new and provocative perspective on Rogers's unique vision of a unified continent, one that would influence Thomas Jefferson and inspire the Lewis and Clark expedition. Rogers's principles of unconventional war-making would lay the groundwork for the colonial strategy later used in the War of Independence-and prove so compelling that army rangers still study them today. Robert Rogers, a backwoods founding father, was heroic, admirable, brutal, canny, ambitious, duplicitous, visionary, and much more-like America itself.

By: John F. Ross
Imprint: Bantam
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 471g
ISBN: 9780553384574
ISBN 10: 0553384570
Pages: 548
Publication Date: 15 August 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for War on the Run: The Epic Story of Robert Rogers and the Conquest of America's First Frontier

A lively, evocative and at times moving biography . . . Ross [brings] this extraordinary man back to life. --The Wall Street Journal Nothing less than a tour de force that will appeal to a wide range of readers . . . This remarkable book should go far to rescue a once-famous figure in American history. --Winston-Salem Journal In this exhaustive book, variously scholarly and white-knuckle exciting, John Ross has done the great man justice. --The Washington Times Rousing . . . The story of Rogers, as told by Ross, is an American tale. --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [A] sweeping account . . . a thrilling narrative. --The Boston Globe