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The American Revolution in fact and in fiction by Ronald S. Gibbs

Ronald S. Gibbs, M.D. is an internationally recognized physician, medical researcher, and award-winning teacher. He is a former US Army medical officer and an American history buff. Drawing upon this extensive background, he has written a gripping account of medicine and diseases in the American Revolution in 1776: Medicine and War, Doctors and the Battle for America.  This new book (2026) follows his two previous novels set during the American Revolution: The Rogue's Plot:  The Untold Story of 1777, published in 2024, and The Long Shot, The Secret History of 1776, published in 2020. Both novels are compelling and imaginative alternative histories. Growing up in Philadelphia, he developed a fascination with the American Revolution. These interests grew during medical school when he won a scholarship to research 18th Century military medicine in London, England. As his medical career progressed, Dr. Gibbs served as a Major in the Army Medical Corps at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, DC. He went on to become the Professor and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The University of Colorado for over 20 years.  In 2015, he was appointed to his current position at Stanford University, where he is Clinical Professor and Knowles Distinguished Scholar. He was President of the California Map Society from 2021-2026 and has lectured nationally on history and cartography. An expert on infections in pregnancy, he has written hundreds of medical articles and a number on history. Dr. Gibbs has provided service to The National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control, and numerous other professional organizations and medical journals. He lives in San Francisco close to his children and grandchildren.