Summary of Bill & Martin Dugard's O'Reilly Killing England

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Get the Summary of Bill & Martin Dugard's O'Reilly Killing England in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: This breathtaking installment in Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's mega-bestselling Killing series transports readers to the most important era in our nation's history: the Revolutionary War. 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 guerrilla tactics of the "Swamp Fox" Frances Marion.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 6, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638153856

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Killing England

The Brutal Struggle for American Independence

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Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence (2017) is an historical account of the American Revolutionary War. It focuses on the important battles of the conflict and on the experiences of important figures including George Washington, Ben Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson.

By the time violence erupted, tensions between Britain and the colonies had been increasing for some time. The British insisted they had the right to tax the colonies as they saw fit; the Americans believed taxation without representation was unjust. To demonstrate control, British troops marched on Lexington, Massachusetts, to destroy American militia supplies. The colonial militia resisted. In the ensuing battle, eight Americans and one British soldier were killed. Thus began the Revolutionary War.

George Washington, a hero of the French and Indian War 20 years before, was selected to head the Continental Army, the united armed forces of the colonies. Washington was chosen over John Hancock, the wealthy president of the Continental Congress, in part because Hancock, like many