''Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for Independence'' is a book written by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard about the

American Revolution The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America between 1765 and 1791. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies formed independent states that defeated the British in the American Revolut ...

. It is the seventh book in the ''Killing'' series, following ''

Killing Lincoln ''Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever'' is a book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard concerning the 1865 assassination of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln. The book was released on September 27, 2011, and is ...

'', ''

Killing Kennedy ''Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot'' is a 2012 non-fiction book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard about the assassination of the 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy. It is a follow-up to O'Reilly's 2011 book '' Killing Linc ...

'', ''

Killing Jesus ''Killing Jesus: A History'' is a 2013 book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard about the life and crucifixion of Jesus, referred to in the book as Jesus of Nazareth. It is the follow-up to ''Killing Kennedy'' and '' Killing Lincoln''. ''Killing ...

'', ''

Killing Patton ''Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General'' is a book written by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard about the final year of World War II and the death of General George Patton, specifically whether it was an accid ...

'', ''

Killing Reagan ''Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency'' is a book written by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard about the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1981. It is the fifth in the ''Killing'' series, fol ...

'', and ''

Killing the Rising Sun ''Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan'' is a book written by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard about the Pacific War and concludes with details of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, 1945. It i ...

''. The book was released on September 19, 2017.

Synopsis

In ''Killing England'' the authors tell the story of the American Revolution through the eyes of

George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin ( April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Encyclopædia Britannica, Wood, 2021 Among the leading inte ...

Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 18 ...

, and Great Britain's

King George III George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Br ...

. O'Reilly and Dugard also focus on major battles such as Bunker Hill,

Long Island Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...

, Saratoga and Yorktown.

Sales

Initial sales of Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's seventh book in their ''Killing'' series struggled in comparison to the other books in the series. ''Killing England'' sold just under 65,000 hardcover copies in its initial week on sale. ''Killing the Rising Sun'' (2016) sold over 144,000 copies in its first week, while ''Killing Reagan'' (2015) sold 112,000 copies. ''Killing Patton'' (2014) drew the most buyers to the series with over 163,000 copies sold. Defeats Ohio Battle Bunker

References

External links

* 2017 non-fiction books Henry Holt and Company books Books by Bill O'Reilly (political commentator) Books by Martin Dugard (author) Books about the American Revolution {{US-mil-hist-book-stub