Book Excerpt: "The Fate of the Day" by Rick Atkinson

Book excerpt: "The Fate of the Day" by Rick Atkinson

Volume Two of the bestselling historian's "Revolution Trilogy" details the middle years of the War for Independence, in which George Washington's Army barely escaped annihilation by the forces wielded by King George III.

Rick Atkinson appears in Louisville for his book, "The Fate of the Day"

The Fate of the Day book cover( Penguin Random House)Rick Atkinson is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author. His latest book, "The Fate of the Day" is the second in a trilogy focusing on the Revolutionary War. He'll be speaking at the Filson Historical Society in the latest Gertrude Polk Brown Lecture Series Monday night. He spoke with LPM's Bill Burton about his book.Bill Burton: The American Revolution is something that many people th…