Due to a sudden, unexpected passing in the family a few years ago and another more recently and my subsequent (mental) health issues stemming from that, I was unable to download this book in time to review it before it was archived as I did not visit this site for several years after the bereavements. This meant I didn't read or venture onto netgalley for years as not only did it remind me of that person as they shared my passion for reading, but I also struggled to maintain interest in anything due to overwhelming depression. I was therefore unable to download this title in time and so I couldn't give a review as it wasn't successfully acquired before it was archived. The second issue that has happened with some of my other books is that I had them downloaded to one particular device and said device is now defunct, so I have no access to those books anymore, sadly.

This means I can't leave an accurate reflection of my feelings towards the book as I am unable to read it now and so I am leaving a message of explanation instead. I am now back to reading and reviewing full time as once considerable time had passed I have found that books have been helping me significantly in terms of my mindset and mental health - this was after having no interest in anything for quite a number of years after the passings. Anything requested and approved will be read and a review written and posted to Amazon (where I am a Hall of Famer & Top Reviewer), Goodreads (where I have several thousand friends and the same amount who follow my reviews) and Waterstones (or Barnes & Noble if the publisher is American based). Thank you for the opportunity and apologies for the inconvenience.

In the period between the Battle at Lexington and Concord, and at the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783 (and later in some places) many of the Major Cities in the Colonies were under British Military rule. In the two hundred and forty plus years, since that time, many myths have grown up as to how the citizenry and the British Occupation Forces interacted.

Since history is usually written by the victors and therefore, at best, slightly ! skewed to their view of what happened the myth of the stalwart Colonials fighting against the villainous British has become part of the founding myth of America. Not only were the British soldiers known for massacres, pillage an rapine, they also encouraged their allies (the Hessians and Indian allies to do the same. But what really happened during this time.

A good comparison might be the way the Vichy French acted during the Second World War. There will always be collaborators who see a way to ingratiate themselves with the occupiers, while at the same time to make a buck, and then become rebels just before it's time for the bad guys to leave. So it was true of the Revolutionary War and every war since then. Johnson does a yeoman's job in trying to separate myth from reality.