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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... early evening of December 19 , 1776 , a thick snow headquarters for George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. began to fall throughout central New Jersey and the greater Philadelphia area . It landed silently ...
... early on Christmas Day, the worst storm in decades hit the southeastern colonies, dumping as much as two feet of snow on the ground in some sections of Virginia. The storm moved north and northeast; its northwest corner swept over ...
... early morning , their hopes renewed by the chance to attack the enemy instead of retreat- ing from him . Alexander Hamilton , overseeing the artillery , was impressed . The men were “ ready , every devil one of them ... , ” he said ...
... early, prepared to attack, but found the fields and woods on the other side of the creek empty. Wash- ington and the rebels had simply vanished. Just before 9 A.M. outside Princeton, the Americans encountered two regiments of England's ...
... early-morning fight that was described well by Delaware's Thomas Rodney, who almost lost his life in the battle: About 150 of my men came to this post, but I could not keep them all there, for the enemies fire was dreadful and three ...
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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 |