America Goes to WarA unique and revealing analysis of the diverse body that made up the American revolutionary army One of the images Americans hold most dear is that of the drum beating, fire eating Yankee Doodle Dandy rebel, overpowering his British adversaries through sheer grit and determination. The myth of the classless, independence minded farmer or hard working artisan turned soldier is deeply ingrained in the national psyche. Charles Neimeyer here separates