Note that there are two versions of this in audiobook form. The abridged version is 5 hours 56 minutes. The unabridged version is 11 hours and 33 minutes. Both are read by David McCullough.

Abridged audiobook:
I enjoyed learning the history of pivotal battles including the Siege of Boston, with the remarkable tale of Henry Knox bringing the cannons from Fort Ticonderoga, the Battle of Long Island and the Battle of Trenton. McCullough does a good job of describing Washington's interactions with the government, the all-volunteer Continental Army, and the attitudes of the British.

Good book. You know the Americans win independence but at the time they didn’t. This book describes one piece of the journey in detail. Amazing what soldiers went through. They almost sound like prisoners of war with some marching for miles in snow without shoes and at other times standing in trenches with water to their waists for long periods of time. ( )