The world turned upside down indeed! Britain has surrendered to Americans at Yorktown. The six and a half year struggle for independence may finally prove victorious. These newspaper Chronicles let you experience first-hand the excitement and uncertainty of the American Revolution as it happened. Read about the riveting historical headlines that shaped the war and America. Liberty! The American Revolution is a dramatic documentary about the birth of the American Republic and the struggle of a loosely connected group of states to become a nation.