Author: George Otto Trevelyan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Saratoga and Brandywine. Valley Forge. England and France at war
Author: George Otto Trevelyan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Brandywine
Author: Michael C. Harris
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781611213225
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Harris's Brandywine is the first complete study to merge the strategic, political, and tactical history of this complex operation and important set-piece battle into a single compelling account.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781611213225
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Harris's Brandywine is the first complete study to merge the strategic, political, and tactical history of this complex operation and important set-piece battle into a single compelling account.
The American Revolution: Saratoga and Brandywine; Valley Forge; England and France at war
Author: Sir George Otto Trevelyan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Valley Forge
Author: Bob Drury
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1501152726
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Heart of Everything That Is return with “a thorough, nuanced, and enthralling account” (The Wall Street Journal) about one of the most inspiring—and underappreciated—chapters in American history: the Continental Army’s six-month transformation in Valley Forge. In December 1777, some 12,000 members of America’s Continental Army stagger into a small Pennsylvania encampment near British-occupied Philadelphia. Their commander in chief, George Washington, is at the lowest ebb of his military career. Yet, somehow, Washington, with a dedicated coterie of advisers, sets out to breathe new life into his military force. Against all odds, they manage to turn a bobtail army of citizen soldiers into a professional fighting force that will change the world forever. Valley Forge is the story of how that metamorphosis occurred. Bestselling authors Bob Drury and Tom Clavin show us how this miracle was accomplished despite thousands of American soldiers succumbing to disease, starvation, and the elements. At the center of it all is George Washington as he fends off pernicious political conspiracies. The Valley Forge winter is his—and the revolution’s—last chance at redemption. And after six months in the camp, Washington fulfills his destiny, leading the Continental Army to a stunning victory in the Battle of Monmouth Court House. Valley Forge is the riveting true story of a nascent United States toppling an empire. Using new and rarely seen contemporaneous documents—and drawing on a cast of iconic characters and remarkable moments that capture the innovation and energy that led to the birth of our nation—Drury and Clavin provide a “gripping, panoramic account” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) of the definitive account of this seminal and previously undervalued moment in the battle for American independence.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1501152726
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Heart of Everything That Is return with “a thorough, nuanced, and enthralling account” (The Wall Street Journal) about one of the most inspiring—and underappreciated—chapters in American history: the Continental Army’s six-month transformation in Valley Forge. In December 1777, some 12,000 members of America’s Continental Army stagger into a small Pennsylvania encampment near British-occupied Philadelphia. Their commander in chief, George Washington, is at the lowest ebb of his military career. Yet, somehow, Washington, with a dedicated coterie of advisers, sets out to breathe new life into his military force. Against all odds, they manage to turn a bobtail army of citizen soldiers into a professional fighting force that will change the world forever. Valley Forge is the story of how that metamorphosis occurred. Bestselling authors Bob Drury and Tom Clavin show us how this miracle was accomplished despite thousands of American soldiers succumbing to disease, starvation, and the elements. At the center of it all is George Washington as he fends off pernicious political conspiracies. The Valley Forge winter is his—and the revolution’s—last chance at redemption. And after six months in the camp, Washington fulfills his destiny, leading the Continental Army to a stunning victory in the Battle of Monmouth Court House. Valley Forge is the riveting true story of a nascent United States toppling an empire. Using new and rarely seen contemporaneous documents—and drawing on a cast of iconic characters and remarkable moments that capture the innovation and energy that led to the birth of our nation—Drury and Clavin provide a “gripping, panoramic account” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) of the definitive account of this seminal and previously undervalued moment in the battle for American independence.
Germantown
Author: Michael C. Harris
Publisher: Savas Beatie
ISBN: 161121520X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
The award–winning author of Brandywine examines a pivotal but overlooked battle of the American Revolution’s Philadelphia Campaign. Today, Germantown is a busy Philadelphia neighborhood. On October 4, 1777, it was a small village on the outskirts of the colonial capital—and the site of one of the American Revolution’s largest battles. Now Michael C. Harris sheds new light on this important action with a captivating historical study. After defeating Washington’s rebel army in the Battle of Brandywine, General Sir William Howe took Philadelphia. But Washington soon returned, launching a surprise attack on the British garrison at Germantown. The recapture of the colonial capital seemed within Washington’s grasp until poor decisions by the American high command led to a clear British victory. With original archival research and a deep knowledge of the terrain, Harris merges the strategic, political, and tactical history of this complex operation into a single compelling account. Complete with original maps, illustrations, and modern photos, and told largely through the words of those who fought there, Germantown is a major contribution to American Revolutionary studies.
Publisher: Savas Beatie
ISBN: 161121520X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
The award–winning author of Brandywine examines a pivotal but overlooked battle of the American Revolution’s Philadelphia Campaign. Today, Germantown is a busy Philadelphia neighborhood. On October 4, 1777, it was a small village on the outskirts of the colonial capital—and the site of one of the American Revolution’s largest battles. Now Michael C. Harris sheds new light on this important action with a captivating historical study. After defeating Washington’s rebel army in the Battle of Brandywine, General Sir William Howe took Philadelphia. But Washington soon returned, launching a surprise attack on the British garrison at Germantown. The recapture of the colonial capital seemed within Washington’s grasp until poor decisions by the American high command led to a clear British victory. With original archival research and a deep knowledge of the terrain, Harris merges the strategic, political, and tactical history of this complex operation into a single compelling account. Complete with original maps, illustrations, and modern photos, and told largely through the words of those who fought there, Germantown is a major contribution to American Revolutionary studies.
The British Invasion of Delaware, Aug-Sep 1777
Author: Gerald J. Kauffman
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 130433418X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
During the American War for Independence in August and September, 1777, the British invaded Delaware as part of an end-run campaign to defeat George Washington and the Americans and capture the capital at Philadelphia. For a few short weeks the hills and streams in and around Newark and Iron Hill and at Cooch's Bridge along the Christina River were the focus of world history as the British marched through the Diamond State between the Chesapeake Bay and Brandywine Creek. This is the story of the British invasion of Delaware, one of the lesser known but critical watershed moments in American history.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 130433418X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
During the American War for Independence in August and September, 1777, the British invaded Delaware as part of an end-run campaign to defeat George Washington and the Americans and capture the capital at Philadelphia. For a few short weeks the hills and streams in and around Newark and Iron Hill and at Cooch's Bridge along the Christina River were the focus of world history as the British marched through the Diamond State between the Chesapeake Bay and Brandywine Creek. This is the story of the British invasion of Delaware, one of the lesser known but critical watershed moments in American history.
The English Historical Review
Author: Mandell Creighton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
The American Revolution
Author: George Otto Trevelyan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
The Athenaeum
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
Nineteenth Century and After
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Nineteenth century
Languages : en
Pages : 1104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nineteenth century
Languages : en
Pages : 1104
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