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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... success of the Continental Army in the two encounters did much to change the attitude of the officers and men con ... successes have turned the scale and now they are all liberty-mad again.” The surprising military successes also changed ...
... success of General Washington in the Jersies must afford the most heart-felt pleasure to every American,” an editor at the Pennsyl- vania Evening Post told his readers. Of the soldiers, an editor of Philadel- phia's Freeman's Journal ...
... success of the army had not only given it new life , but the pub- lic appearance of an army that had not merely conquered the enemy , but done so with great panache . It had become something more than the mil- itary extension of the ...
... success in a war against England would be difficult. He agreed with their view that Americans would make good fighters because they would be protecting their homeland and opposing the outrageous policies of the Crown, that the patriot's ...
... success in Virginia society . He memorized most of it , reading it numerous times and even copying sections of it in longhand . Adherence to the pamphlet's advice enabled him to grow into a respected teenager who could assimilate into ...
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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 |