Now in paperback: a dramatic narrative illuminated by fresh insight"An exceptional work on the Revolutionary War" (David McCullough). A dramatic narrative of the American Revolution: Angel in the Whirlwind weaves together the social and political events as well as the military history of the revolution into one epic tale. A variety of voices is represented: English and American, patriot and loyalist, soldier and civilian, pro-American foreign adventurer and German mercenary hired to serve in the army of the king. Despite the charismatic leadership of the independence movement, more than half the colonists remained loyal to England. Benson Bobrick explains such important, often overlooked aspects of the American Revolution, and offers compelling portraits of the major figures, as well as some illuminating observations by some of their lesser-known contemporaries. A first rate historian: Bobrick has written several highly regarded works of history, including The Master of War and Wide as the Waters . Max Byrd, in The New York Times, has called him, "the most interesting historian writing in America today." Angel in the Whirlwind is an essential volume in the story of our nation's birth.