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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... Wash- ington's men sneered at locals who charged the army for the food and blankets they brought . The soldiers in camp were getting sicker by the day from jaundice , dysentery , and other ailments . Primitive medical treatments of the ...
... 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 thousand camped farther south. On December 14, Howe, in charge of Christmas, 1776 9.
... Washing- ton with precise information on the Hessians , the town , the land around it , the roads , and the best places to cross the river . The spy told him how many soldiers were in the town , in which homes , and how many sentries ...
... Wash- ington had guessed, correctly, that none of the Hessians believed any army, much less the badly equipped Americans, could march through a snowstorm. In fact, on December 21, British General James Grant, in New Brunswick, relying ...
... Wash- ington's name. The response was also positive. The army would hold together; it would fight on. The troops did not know that Washington had misled them. There was no bounty money. They also did not know that he had absolutely no ...
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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