The First Salute: A View of the American Revolution Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Barbara Tuchman did it again! :) Great book on american revolutionary war with different "Tuchman" touch. "

" This was a very interesting take on the American Revolution, discussing it in terms of being a continuation of the wars in Europe. Lots of interesting points and very readable. "

" This is a pretty good book, Barbara Tuchman did a decent amount of research and did give a new and different look at the American Revolution. It's not a long book and I think it is worth the read. "

" An idiosyncratic look at the American Revolution, focussing for the main part on maritime affairs and foreign relations, including such things as a long digression about the history of Holland. On the way learned a reasonable amount about naval tactics and shipboard conditions in the 18th century. Nobody comes out of the events looking like a genius. Rated G. 3/5 "

" I don't often give up on books, but I did here. It just didn't grab and hold me, and so about a third of the way through, I decided life was too short to continue. I learned a few things about the Dutch, but that wasn't why I picked this one up. There was too little about the usual suspects of the Revolution, and so rather than fleshing out an oft-told tale, I felt as if I was reading something completely different. "

" A little known incident in US Naval history. Tuchman will get you where you live with this one. "

" You have got to read this. It brings a fresh new look at the American revolution "

" I gave this Book 4 Stars because of the content , but the book read like a high school History text book. The Book rambles for the most part but the last two Chapters of the book are excellent . anomad "

" Fascinating story and analysis. This was my first non-fiction history read after college and it sparked a new found love of the genre. "

" The story of how a small Dutch island influenced the victory of the Americans during the Revolutionary War. "

" Enjoyable history of American Revolution with strong focus on the European involvements and very little on many of the commonly known battles. "

" A look at the colonies from a perspective I hadn't considered before. Appreciated the view. "

" This was a pretty good book and different from many histories of the American Revolution, in that it is a view from the outside in. I've done a fairly thorough review at WWTFT. "

" Good narrative regarding the Revolution in the south. "

" A vivid description of the first recognition of the American Colonies as an independant nation by the Dutch administration of the island of St. Eustatius in the West Indies; and of its impact on the course of the American Revolution and on world history. "

" An enjoyable history of the American revolution from a different perspective. "

" Fascinating view into the birth of the US navy. Interesting and not often told of the role of the Dutch (and their decay as a world power) prior to the Americna revolution. "

" Great history of the American Revolution. Tuchman contextualizes the war as part of greater struggle in Europe between Britain and her rivals (France and Holland). She also pulls no punches when she criticizes certain British politicians and generals. "

" Another wonderful book from Tuchman from which I learned so much history - history they never taught us in school. "

" A little known incident in US Naval history. Tuchman will get you where you live with this one. "

" An enjoyable history of the American revolution from a different perspective. "

" Fascinating view into the birth of the US navy. Interesting and not often told of the role of the Dutch (and their decay as a world power) prior to the Americna revolution. "

" Fascinating story and analysis. This was my first non-fiction history read after college and it sparked a new found love of the genre. "

" A transnational history of the American Revolution. Learned a lot about a subject that is glossed over in history classes. Tuchman writes very well; that's very important to me! "

" Enjoyable history of American Revolution with strong focus on the European involvements and very little on many of the commonly known battles. "

" A look at the colonies from a perspective I hadn't considered before. Appreciated the view. "