War on the Run: The Epic Story of Robert Rogers and the Conquest of America's First Frontier
John F. Ross
May 2018 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Jonathan Yen
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Often hailed as the godfather of today's elite special forces, Robert Rogers trained and led an unorthodox unit of green provincials, raw woodsmen, farmers, and Indian scouts on "impossible" missions in colonial America that are still the stuff of soldiers' legend. The child of marginalized Scots-Irish immigrants, Rogers learned to survive in New England's dark and deadly forests, grasping, as did few others, that a new world required new forms of warfare. John F. Ross not only re-creates Rogers's life and his spectacular battles with breathtaking immediacy and meticulous accuracy, but brings a new and provocative perspective on Rogers's unique vision of a unified continent, one that would influence Thomas Jefferson and inspire the Lewis and Clark expedition. Rogers's principles of unconventional war-making would lay the groundwork for the colonial strategy later used in the War of Independence—and prove so compelling that army rangers still study them today. Robert Rogers, a backwoods founding father, was heroic, admirable, brutal, canny, ambitious, duplicitous, visionary, and much more—like America itself.
Often hailed as the godfather of today's elite special forces, Robert Rogers trained and led an unorthodox unit of green provincials, raw woodsmen, farmers, and Indian scouts on "impossible" missions in colonial America that are still the stuff of soldiers' legend. The child of marginalized Scots...
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Eric Garlitz
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July 29, 2025
Much quality history.
About the author
John F. Ross's most recent books include The Promise of the Grand Canyon: John Wesley Powell's Perilous Journey and His Vision for the American West and Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed.
Jonathan Yen was inspired by the Golden Age of Radio, and while the gold was gone by the time he got there, he's carried that inspiration through to commercial work, voice acting, and stage productions. From vintage Howard Fast science fiction to naturalist Paul Rosolie's true adventures in the Amazon, Jonathan loves to tell a good story.
John F. Ross's most recent books include The Promise of the Grand Canyon: John Wesley Powell's Perilous Journey and His Vision for the American West and Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed.
Jonathan Yen was inspired by the Golden Age of Radio, and while...
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