Jim Stempel

New Review for The Enemy Harassed

The newest endorsement for The Enemy Harassed, comes from James Holden-Rhodes, Ph.D., of New Mexico. James is a retired Marine Corps combat officer, who moved on to found the Intelligence Studies Program at New Mexico State University, where he served as Director. He has lectured at the Central Intelligence Agency, National Drug Intelligence Center, National Security Agency, Western European Union (Paris), and New Mexico Highlands University, among others. He writes:

“As a Historian’s Historian, in The Enemy Harassed: Washington’s New Jersey Campaign of 1777, Jim Stempel once again takes the road less traveled, bringing to life a period of the American Revolution that had been virtually forgotten. Based upon deep research—obtained in part from a wonderful trove of period diaries, journals, and letters—Stempel wields the artist’s brush to recreate the kaleidoscope of combat, maneuver, and counter-maneuver that raged across New Jersey during 1777, which ultimately had a profound impact on the war’s outcome. Bound to enthrall readers of all backgrounds and interests, The Enemy Harassed is very highly recommended.” –James Holden-Rhodes

A New Review for The Enemy Harrassed.

 I’ve now received a review quote for The Enemy Harassed from Kim Burdick. She is an award-winning public historian who has coordinated a number of major projects including the nine-state Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (2003 – 2009). She is the Resident Site Manager of the historical Hale Byrnes House, Chairman of the American Revolution Round Table of Northern Delaware, and Chairman Emeritus of the Delaware Humanities Council. Kim is also the author of Revolutionary Delaware, and frequent contributor to the Journal of the American Revolution. Of my new work she writes:

“Jim Stempel’s account of George Washington’s 1777 New Jersey Campaign is both readable and important. The Enemy Harassed is a colorful nonfiction book based on meticulously footnoted eyewitness accounts taken from the letters, diaries, and journals of soldiers, militiamen, homeowners, 18th Century newspaper reports, and American and British government records. The Appendix includes excellent biographical vignettes.” – Kim Burdick

New Reviews For The Enemy Harrased

   The publisher of my new book has been actively seeking endorsements from scholars and military professionals. These are now beginning to come in, and I have been permitted to post them, which I will continue to do as they arrive. The first, by David Price, was posted on November 19.

     Our following endorsement comes from Mark Edward Lender, Ph.D. He is a Professor Emeritus of History at Kean University in New Jersey, from which he retired with the position of Vice President for Academic Affairs in 2011.  The lender is the author (or co-author) of eleven boo, articles, and reviews. His work has won awards for “history, writing, and research.” Of The Enemy Harassed, Mark writes:

 “Washington’s New Jersey campaign of early 1777 is finally receiving the historical attention it has long deserved. The Enemy Harassed offers a lucid account of how the rebel commander-in-chief rebuilt his army and, along with the New Jersey militia, fought with stunning effectiveness after the first Morristown winter. Stempel’s new book has offered a window into one of the most important but least understood chapters of the War for Independence.” –Mark Edward Lender, Ph.D.