IntroductionThe American Revolution was a major historical event in America and is widely seen as the precursor to the Declaration of Independence. 1776 is a historical book by McCullough about the events surrounding the American Revolution in the year 1776. The book focuses on the military elements of the revolution. The book also details the military chain of command of the British Army and that of the Continental Army. The author delves a little into the politics of the time but the political aspects remain mostly in the background. McCullough writes a smooth history with fair coverage of the events of the Revolution, using detail and objectivity through reliable archival sources from both countries that took part in the war. Summary The author, a renowned American historian, presents a thrilling and dramatic narrative of the year of the nation's birth. It weaves together the actions and decisions that saw the British wage war against rebellious subjects that put America's survival at the discretion of George Washington. The author tells a human version of the story with accounts of those who walked alongside George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence. It was a time when the whole reason of Americans was based on the possibility of success. The book points out that without the hope of success, the entire idea of ​​independence would have vanished and the ideals of the Declaration of Independence would have remained nothing more than words on paper. The book is drawn from the archives of both Britain and America and offers powerful drama with narrative robustness. It is generally a story of Americans from all walks of life working towards the same goal of independence. It is a history of the… medium of paper… and the British archives and builds on them without allowing its creativity and narrative skills to overshadow the main ideas. There may be instances of unsolicited parentheses running through the text of the book, but upon closer inspection, it emerges that the author uses them to make the story unfold slowly and with a high level of detail. The book's coverage portrays both sides of the war with due fairness, although there are attempts to portray the American side as the weaker side in the war. If the archives actually show that the American side was weaker, then the author should have no reason to think otherwise. The author's narrative skills are splendid and there is objectivity in every inch of the book, showing the inhuman side of the American forces and showing the might of the British forces, to the point that the British forces almost won the war..