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.