''The War of Independence'' is a nonfiction history book by American historian
Claude H. Van Tyne, published in 1929. It explains the history and causes of the
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...
. Van Tyne won the
Pulitzer Prize for History
The Pulitzer Prize for History, administered by Columbia University, is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Letters, Drama, and Music. It has been presented since 1917 for a distinguished book about the history ...
for this book in 1930.
References
Recruitment to the IDF – the War of Independence,Exhibition in the IDF&Defense establishment archives
1929 non-fiction books
Pulitzer Prize for History-winning works
Houghton Mifflin books
History books about the American Revolution
American history books
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