Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bloodborn | 1981 | Robert Leckie | Buy |
| 2 | Forged in Blood | 1982 | Robert Leckie | Buy |
The Americans At War series consists of two historical novels by Robert Leckie, published in 1981 and 1982. The Bloodborn and Forged in Blood use fictional characters to tell stories set during the American Revolution, drawing on Leckie’s extensive knowledge of military history to create authentic battlefield narratives.
The two novels represent Leckie’s ventures into fiction, a small corner of his output compared to his non-fiction military histories. His experience writing about warfare gave him the detail and credibility to create convincing Revolutionary War settings, and the novels complement his non-fiction treatment of the same era in George Washington’s War (1992).