Bunker Hill Author:Howard Fast In one of the bloodiest encounters of the Revolutionary War, a rag tag group of colonials changed the course of American history by momentarily defeating the world's mightiest army. In evoking the iconic battles that set fire to the American Revolution, a master storyteller brings alive the determined, yet often irreverent and ironic British Ge... more »nerals Howe and Clinton and the American commanders, who had little knowledge of war yet fought with stirring courage and a handful of farmers and townsmen. Heroes of the carnage include Dr. Joseph Warren, who knew nothing of war but who commanded the American colonials, and Dr. Evan Feversham— an English surgeon married to an American—who is amazed and frightened by the seeming chaos of the Yankees, but ultimately comes to admire their character and leadership. The characters, events, and battles themselves leap off the page, and the author transports you back in time so you become an actual witness to one of America's great historic events.« less