Zambone makes clear the critical role of logistics and logistical support in the success of any army. Military historians will appreciate Zambone’s detailed analysis of the tactics that Morgan employed to assure the revolution’s military triumph.
Zambone establishes himself as a gifted popular historian with this nuanced and engrossing look at the life of the soldier and colonial politician Daniel Morgan ... Zambone is careful to avoid speculating on gaps in the record and diligently reviews primary documents, such as store ledgers listing quotidian purchases. The result—a look at a consequential but now-obscure figure who came from, as Zambone puts it, 'the often-silent ranks of the colonial poor'—will fascinate readers.
