George Washington's War: The Forging of a Revolutionary Leader and the American PresidencySourcebooks, Inc., 2005 M02 1 - 576 pages 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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... British Army and the vicissitudes of the icy weather. The American Revolution had ignited in glory on a spring day, April 19, 1775, when colonists in Massachusetts battled British regulars at Lex- ington and Concord, forcing them to ...
The Forging of a Revolutionary Leader and the American Presidency Bruce Chadwick. The British had no intention of losing their colonies. A week after the Declaration of Independence had been signed, British general Henry Clinton left the ...
... British chased what was left of the Continental Army across the state. Fear of the British, with their long columns of professional soldiers and hundreds of cannon—and the tenacious Hessians—prompted thou- sands more soldiers to desert ...
... British were starting the invasion of their state . Members of the Continental Congress , certain of the imminent British takeover of Philadelphia , the capital and financial center of the colonies , had fled the city and moved to ...
... British planned to recruit an addi- tional thirty thousand or more troops to join their force in America in the spring, bringing the total to more than sixty thousand—against some five thousand Americans. The leaders of the Congress ...
Contents
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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 |
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