A tense, exciting historical account of a little known chapter of the Revolution, displaying history writing at its best.--Kirkus Reviews

His compelling narrative brings readers closer than ever before to the reality of Revolutionary warfare in the Carolinas.--Raleigh News & Observer.

Buchanan makes the subject come alive like few others I have seen. --Dennis Conrad, Editor, The Nathanael Greene Papers.

John Buchanan offers us a lively, accurate account of a critical period in the War of Independence in the South. Based on numerous printed primary and secondary sources, it deserves a large reading audience. --Don Higginbotham, Professor of History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.