� The fourth volume in our series�of state military histories.

� The author is a senior historian�with the Army Historical Foundation.

� Many key battles in American�history occurred in North Carolina,�including Guilford Courthouse,�Kings Mountain, Fort�Fisher, Bentonville.

� The author discusses the history of war and the military in North Carolina from what we�know of pre-European conflicts; the �Lost Colony� of Roanoke; the forced migration of the�Tuscaroras to New York; the defeat of the British at Kings Mountain by the so-called��Over mountain�Men� that helped secure the American victory in the Revolution; Sherman's final�Civil War battle at Bentonville; the development of Fort Bragg and airborne infantry.

�The book is illustrated with original maps and numerous photographs and line drawings.