New Teacher’s Guide for The British Are Coming, a Graphic Novel Adaptation from Rick Atkinson

By Allan Spencer | July 15 2026 | Social StudiesHistoryHigh SchoolGraphic Novels

We are pleased to share a new teacher’s guide for the The British Are Coming: The Graphic Edition, Volume 1 by Rick Atkinson, adapted by Nora Neus, and illustrated by Federico Pietrobon.

This striking graphic edition adapts the first half of the New York Times bestselling The British Are Coming, the opening volume in Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Rick Atkinson’s extraordinary trilogy about the American Revolution. Expertly rendered in gripping graphic novel-style artwork, the battle for our nation’s independence is brought to life like never before.

Click here to access and download the teacher’s guide. 

 

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Full of riveting details and iconic stories, The British Are Coming is a tale of heroes and knaves, of sacrifice and blunder, of redemption and profound suffering. Discover the first act of America’s creation in this vividly illustrated graphic history.

$26.99 US
Jun 02, 2026
Paperback
272 Pages
Ten Speed Graphic