This remarkable memoir is one of the most celebrated documents to emerge from the tumult of America's Revolutionary War. The ordinary and yet exceptional experiences of a young soldier in Washington's army are given a new life in this fourth edition, sensitively edited for a modern readership. Classic primary source on the Revolutionary War. Edited by a leading US authority on the period. Now with extra maps and a more extensive bibliography. Includes a new Afterword by Karen Guenther on film portrayals of the continental soldier.