Bibliography of the American Revolutionary War

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The following bibliography includes notable books concerning the American Revolutionary War. These books are listed in the bibliographies of books by prominent historians as shown in the footnotes.

General references and surveys

Background to the war

Maps and atlases

Battles and campaigns

Battles of Lexington and Concord

Battle of Monmouth

Battles of Trenton and Princeton

Canadian campaign

New York campaign

New York City area after 1777

Philadelphia campaign

Saratoga Campaign

Siege of Boston

Southern theater 1780–1782

Yorktown Campaign

Spies, intelligence and espionage

Primary sources

  • "Spy Letters of the American Revolution" Archived 2018-05-28 at the Wayback Machine includes letters from numerous spies including Arnold's 1779-80 letters to Clinton and André, proposing treason; from the Clements Library
  • Van Doren, Carl. Secret History of the American Revolution: An Account of the Conspiracies of Benedict Arnold and Numerous Others Drawn from the Secret Service Papers of the British Headquarters in North America now for the first time examined and made public (1941) online free

States, regions, and cities

New Jersey

New York

Pennsylvania

Naval

Unit histories

British units

American units

French units

Uniforms and equipment

Strategy, command, and supply

Medical

Biographies

British and allies biographies

American biographies

Benedict Arnold

Aaron Burr

Benjamin Franklin

Nathanael Greene

John Hancock

Thomas Jefferson

John Paul Jones

Henry Knox

Henry Lee

Francis Marion

Israel Putnam

  • Cutter, William. The Life of Israel Putnam, Major General in the Army of the American Revolution. Boston, Massachusetts: Sanborn, Carter, Bazin & Co., 1846.
  • Drake, Samuel Adams. General Israel Putnam: The Commander at Bunker Hill. Boston, Massachusetts: Nichols & Hall, 1875.
  • Hill, George Canning. Gen. Israel Putnam: "Old Put", a Biography. Boston, Massachusetts: E.O. Libby & Co., 1858.
  • Humphreys, David. An Essay on the Life of the Honourable Major-General Isaac Putnam. Indianapolis, Indiana: Library Fund, 2000.
  • Humphreys, David. The Life, Anecdotes, and Heroic Exploits of Israel Putnam. Cleveland, Ohio: M.C. Younglove & Co., 1849.
  • Putnam, Alfred P. A Sketch of Israel Putnam. Salem, Massachusetts: Eben Putnam, 1893.

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

George Washington

Anthony Wayne

French biographies

Soldiers and prisoners

Politics

Diplomacy

Women, minorities, and religious groups

Books For Children

Loyalists

Primary sources

Memoirs

Other

See also

Notes