In the Hurricane's Eye

In the Hurricane's Eye
	First edition
Author	Nathaniel Philbrick
Language	English
Genre	History
Publisher	Viking Press
Publication date	October 16, 2018
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print, e-book
Pages	384 pp.
ISBN	978-0-525-42676-9

Last updated January 08, 2026

In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown is a book by American writer Nathaniel Philbrick about the events leading to the Franco-American victory at the 1781 siege of Yorktown. The book was published by Viking Press on October 16, 2018.

Reception

In a 2018 book review in Kirkus Reviews the review summarized the book as "A tense, richly detailed narrative of the American Revolution."^[1] Carol Berkin, writing for The Washington Post called Philbrick "a master of narrative" and "To his credit, Philbrick resists the temptation to descend into hagiography."^[2]

References

↑ "In the Hurricane's Eye". Kirkus Reviews. September 1, 2018.
↑ Berkin, Carol (December 7, 2018). "Gen. George Washington's calm amid the storm of revolution". The Washington Post .

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[kirkus-1] "In the Hurricane's Eye". Kirkus Reviews. September 1, 2018.

[WP-2] Berkin, Carol (December 7, 2018). "Gen. George Washington's calm amid the storm of revolution". The Washington Post .

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