{"product_id":"the-swamp-fox-9780306903199","title":"The Swamp Fox","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis comprehensive biography of Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, covers his famous wartime stories as well as a private side of him that has rarely been explored\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn the darkest days of the American Revolution, Francis Marion and his band of militia freedom fighters kept hope alive for the patriot cause during the critical British southern campaign. Employing insurgent guerrilla tactics that became commonplace in later centuries, Marion and his brigade inflicted enemy losses that were individually small but cumulatively a large drain on British resources and morale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough many will remember the stirring adventures of the Swamp Fox from the Walt Disney television series of the late 1950s and the fictionalized Marion character played by Mel Gibson in the 2000 film \u003ci\u003eThe Patriot\u003c\/i\u003e, the real Francis Marion bore little resemblance to either of those caricatures. But his exploits were no less heroic as he succeeded, against all odds, in repeated\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401587171671,"sku":"9780306903199","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780306903199.jpg?v=1730477890","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-swamp-fox-9780306903199","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}