A fully revised and updated third edition of the most established and innovative historical analysis of the Continental Army and its role in the formation of the new republic. Written by two experts in the field of early U.S. historyIncludes fully updated coverage of the military, political, social, and cultural history of the RevolutionFeatures maps, illustrations, a Note on Revolutionary War History and Historiography, and a fully revamped Bibliographical EssayFully established as an essential resource for courses ranging from A.P. U.S. history to graduate seminars on the American Revolution