The story of the British attempt to recapture the Carolinas, from the Battle for Sullivan's Island with "William Moultrie and his raw South Carolinians" to "the campaign's riveting climax at Guilford Courthouse."--Jacket. Includes such figures as Lord Cornwallis, Sir Henry Clinton, Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, Brigadier General Thomas Sumter, Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, James Collins, David Henry, Thomas Young, and Major General Nathanael Greene.

1. The Battle of Sullivan's Island -- 2. The Rice Kings -- 3. Southern Strategy -- 4. The Approach March -- 5. Charleston Besieged -- 6. The Rise of Banastre Tarleton -- 7. Into the Back Country -- 8. Hearts and Minds -- 9. Trouble in the Back Country -- 10. More Trouble in the Back Country -- 11. A Hero Takes Charge -- 12. The Battle of Camden -- 13. The Partisans Fight On -- 14. The Rise of Patrick Ferguson -- 15. To Catch Ferguson -- 16. King's Mountain -- 17. Retreat and Turmoil -- 18. A General from Rhode Island -- 19. The Stage is Set -- 20. Tarleton Pursues Morgan -- 21. Cowpens -- 22. Bayonets and Zeal -- 23. Patience and Finesse -- 24. Guilford Courthouse: "Long, Obstinate, and Bloody."