"Saratoga" By John Luzader
The author has an interesting background: an Army Ranger in WWII and a long time employee of the National Park Service, he apparently did a lot of his research on-site at Saratoga. The book is very detailed. The author seems to be quite a fan of Gates, giving him much more credit for the victory than most other authors seem to. I'm not sure it is the best book I have read on Saratoga, but he does give a very detailed description of the combats at Freeman's Farm and Bemis. I'm just starting the narrative on the October 7 battle.
As an aside: I am (really) reading the trilogy; "Troy" by David Gemmell. I just finished the first book, Lord of the Silver Bow. Book two is Shield of Thunder. There is a third book, written after the author's death by his wife. Set, obviously, in the era of the Tojan War, this series is one of the best historical fictions I have read. It is one of those, "can't put it down" books. Can't say it has anything to do with GdB ... but it is great reading.
I give "Saratoga" 3 1/2 stars; "Troy" gets 5 stars.
Mike B.