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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... Continental Army in the American Revolution “The qualities we seek in a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, power of articulation and...a profundity of character.” —Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander ...
... Continental Army. began to fall throughout central New Jersey and the greater Philadelphia area . It landed silently , coming down in straight lines , and within hours the countryside was covered with a blanket of white . The snow ...
... Continental Army, deter- mined to free the thirteen colonies from the yoke of what they consid- ered unacceptable British oppression. The army, funded by the new Continental Congress, had the emotional support of many of the colonists ...
... 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 and go home as Washington and 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 Baltimore . Dozens of leading businessmen and Philadelphia families left ...
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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