George Washington's War: The Forging of a Revolutionary Leader and the American PresidencySourcebooks, Inc., 2005年2月1日 - 576 頁 How a young general shaped a nation — a fascinating account of George Washington as he faced a war and came out as America's first president The American Revolution was won not on the battlefields, but through the mind of George Washington. One of America's founding fathers, Washington's story is one that influenced how our entire nation was built. A compulsively readable narrative and extensive history, George Washington's War illuminates how during the war's winter months the young general created a new model of leadership that became the model for the American presidency. Through hardships, loss, and the brutal conditions of war, Washington led his men with cunning and grace, demonstrating the strong and endearing qualities that led him to become America's most beloved patriot. |
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... Sullivan and Lord Stirling, arrived in camp along with men from the army of Horatio Gates. Wash- ington's forces now totaled 2,400 men, with another three thousand camped farther south. On December 14, Howe, in charge of Christmas, 1776 9.
... arrived at McKonkey's Ferry slip, a long wooden dock that jutted out into the Delaware fifty yards from McKonkey's two-story gray-stone Inn and Tavern. The men began to board the boats just after 4:30 P.M . Washington anticipated snow ...
... arrived at dawn . Then , as the sun came up , the army would begin its surprise attack . Washington would be left to fight alone . The storm that hit south of Trenton was so severe and the ice so thick that only some of Cadwalader's and ...
... arrived two hours late. The storm and the clock had trapped him on the eastern shore of the Delaware. If he abandoned the assault and tried to ferry his men back across the river, the army would be seen by British spies on both shores ...
... arrived on the outskirts of Trenton a few minutes before 8 A.M .. During the night , Washington had split his troops in two , taking his men southward on Princeton Road while Sullivan led his soldiers down River Road , closer to the ...
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The Army Will Die | 71 |
The Patriot King | 101 |
Rebuilding the Army | 137 |
The Armys War Machine | 171 |
Valley Forge | 193 |
The Angel of Death | 231 |
A Hero Turned Traitor | 367 |
The Great Slavery Debate | 403 |
Coup dEtat | 433 |
Cincinnatus | 447 |
I Do Solemnly Swear | 463 |
Acknowledgments | 501 |
Bibliography | 503 |
Notes | 513 |
The Fall From Grace | 253 |
A New American Army | 279 |
Starving to Death | 305 |
A War of Attrition and Ungrateful Hearts | 335 |
Index | 563 |
About the Author | 570 |
Back Cover | 587 |