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# The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 (Revolution Trilogy, 2)

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Review: Fantastic Book - Rick Atkinson once again puts together a masterpiece. Examines the revolution from all angles and all levels. The level of detail is phenomenal and impressive. No subtle messaging or political slant. This is for the serious student of history.
Review: A great book! You should buy and read one! - A very well written work of history by a knowledgeable and talented historian/writer. You will learn details and matters of context you never before appreciated!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #3,095 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #6 in Great Britain History (Books) #8 in U.S. Revolution & Founding History #32 in Military History (Books) |
| Book 2 of 2  | The Revolution Trilogy |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (2,716) |
| Dimensions  | 6.41 x 1.69 x 9.52 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 0593799186 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0593799185 |
| Item Weight  | 2.69 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 880 pages |
| Publication date  | April 29, 2025 |
| Publisher  | Crown |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic Book
*by T***K on January 11, 2026*

Rick Atkinson once again puts together a masterpiece. Examines the revolution from all angles and all levels. The level of detail is phenomenal and impressive. No subtle messaging or political slant. This is for the serious student of history.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great book! You should buy and read one!
*by W***E on December 23, 2025*

A very well written work of history by a knowledgeable and talented historian/writer. You will learn details and matters of context you never before appreciated!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One-third a masterpiece!
*by W***R on June 11, 2025*

In and of itself, “The Fate of the Day” is a masterpiece within a trilogy masterpiece. If you enjoy historical storytelling, you’ll find it here at its finest, as usual with a work by Rick Atkinson. There’s never a dull moment as the author changes perspectives: close-ups to 30K feet, shifts from main actor to supporter, and insightful general assessments to fascinating particulars. The intriguing mix yields over 600 pages of sustained interest, not counting the 200+ pages of images and extensive documented research. Amazing for a work this long! Of the things I liked about the book, I especially liked the chapter about the Battle of Fort Mercer and its thrilling, unexpected, and personally gratifying combat scenes. Additionally, I appreciated the author’s inclusion of the most recent research and thoughts on Benedict Arnold, particularly his actions at Saratoga. As well, I somewhat grudgingly respect Atkinson’s challenge to increase my vocabulary by liberally sprinkling abstruse words throughout the book. I do have a couple of very minor issues with the book. First, Atkinson seems to favor the common distance description of 3,000 miles separating England from her American colonies. However, that distance is more accurate in terms of nautical miles, not statute miles in which most people think. For every nautical mile, there are 1.151 statute miles. Therefore, while the round-down distance between England and America is 3,000 nautical miles, the round-up distance between England and America is 4,000 statute miles. Try this on Google Earth from various places in England and America. As well, these miles are usually as the crow flies, not as the ship sails, where every so often the ship has to tack to better catch the wind, especially when sailing into the wind. A general rule of thumb is that tacking adds between 1.3 and 1.5 times the straight-line distance travelled. So even by fair-weather reckoning, it’s best to think of the distance separating England from America as 4,000 miles. In terms of time, the journey from America to England (with the clockwise Gulfstream current) typically took 1 month or 4 weeks; from England to America (direct-path against the Gulfstream), the time was usually 6 weeks; double this or more if bad weather. A modern-day parallel is that even on roads, one doesn’t drive as the crow flies, but as the road is laid and the traffic negotiated. Second, Atkinson does not to any extent cover New Jersey’s Middlebrook Encampment, where I would argue that Washington won his war. The cat and mouse game Washington played there with Howe forced Howe to take his army not by land but by sea to capture Philadelphia, delaying him enough so that he couldn’t support Burgoyne and avoid the major turning point of the war, the British surrender at Saratoga. Third, the location and timeframe (month/year) of each chapter are included as a smaller-font subtitle. Unfortunately, at least for me, one can easily forget which year events occurred, even when the day and month are specified in that chapter’s narrative. Bottom-line, though, this book about America’s fight for freedom is a true gem from a master of his craft. Outstanding and highly recommended! Of possible interest: a book that compares Washington and Lafayette’s dramatically differing results in their fight for freedom for their own countries, America and France: George Washington's Liberty Key: Mount Vernon's Bastille Key – the Mystery and Magic of Its Body, Mind, and Soul

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