"[In this narrative], Mark Lender masterfully scouts the military and political terrain -- in the context of command and timing -- as he charts when, how, and why British and American forces took, held, and left Ticonderoga as its strategic importance waxed and waned during the American Revolution." -- Back cover.

A crossroads of war -- Winter to Spring 1776-1777: Anthony Wayne and the challenge of command -- Commanders and controversies -- The threat: Lieutenant General John Burgoyne and his army -- Invasion: the key unlocked -- Counterattack: Ticonderoga assaulted -- A war continued: Frederick Haldimand and aggressive defense -- A war not ended: from military to political battle.