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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... 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 , coming down in ...
... December 7, the Continental Army crossed the Delaware to escape the British, under General William Howe and Lord Charles Earl Cornwallis, who stopped on the New Jer- sey side of the river. The English were in no hurry. Neither general ...
... December 12: “...that until they should otherwise order, General Washington should be possessed of all power to order and direct all things relative to the depart- ment and the operation of the war.” The note made him a military dicta ...
... December 20 letter to the Continental Congress, Lee's army, under General John 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 ...
... December 14, Howe, in charge of the main British army, had left Rall and his Hessians in Trenton to keep an eye on Washington and returned to New York to wait until spring, declaring the winter campaign over. Critics later said that he ...
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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