Chicago Tribune on Joel Richard Paul’s Unlikely Allies

“Like it or not, the American Revolution is the gift that keeps on giving. Just when you thought no author could possibly say more on the subject, along comes a book that proves you wrong…[Joel Richard Paul] achieves something new in Unlikely Allies…Paul’s blessedly short chapters and razor-sharp prose make the book an ideal read for a distracted century. That is no small achievement, especially for an author who must balance, as Paul does so brilliantly, character development and historical analysis…He reminds us, too, that wars are fought beyond the battlefield: by men and women whose lives depend on choosing words carefully and deceiving with a smile.” more...