Bunker Hill A City, A Siege, a Revolution by Nathaniel Philbrick
This book fell in place with the previous books I had been reading and I wanted to see what the likes of Israel Putnam and Thomas Gage were acting like now. I also wanted to see more about William Howe and what his thoughts were at the time. He lost his brother during the French and Indian War during the battle of Carillon in which Thomas Gage hid and George Howe was killed. It also brought to light another couple men that should be more significant to what we teach our kids and grandkids. Doctor Joseph Warren who died that day on Breeds Hill in Charlestown, which at the time was still British America. A man that we must never forget. The other gentlemen is Salem Poor, he excelled that day. The only thing holding him back from the history books was the fact that he was African American. Well I guess he wouldn’t be African American because America didn’t exist yet, but you get the point. This book covers a small amount of time but is very well written. The author and I may disagree on his views of George Washington, but it is his book not mine. Learn about the early days of the war. A Pyrrhic victory for the British, it almost ended the war and put Howe in check as to how he would conduct battles from that day forward.
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