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| 类型/形式: | Biography |
|---|---|
| 附加的形体格式: | Online version: Buchanan, John. Road to Valley Forge. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2004 (OCoLC)607319015 |
| 提及的人: | George Washington; William Howe Howe, Viscount; Richard Howe Howe, Earl; George Washington; William Howe Howe |
| 材料类型: | 传记, 互联网资源 |
| 文件类型: | 书, 互联网资源 |
| 所有的著者/提供者: |
John Buchanan |
| ISBN: | 0471441562 9780471441564 |
| OCLC号码: | 54372030 |
| 描述: | xvi, 368 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| 内容: | Invasion! 1776 -- "I scarcely know which way to turn" -- "It was hard work to die" -- The Night of the fox -- Manhattan transfer -- "This is a most unfortunate affair" -- "Constant perplexities and mortifications" -- "I conclude the troops will be in perfect security" -- "Success of an enterprize" -- "Harrass their troops to death" -- "The American Fabius"? -- "Come boys, we shall do better another time" -- "Perplexing maneuvres" -- "Our army is in higher spirits than ever" -- "We ... took post near the Valley Forge." |
| 责任: | John Buchanan. |
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摘要:
"After four months of disastrous defeats, narrow escapes, and punishing marches, Washington knew only too well that his rag-tag assemblage of inexperienced officers, poorly trained regulars, and hastily gathered militiamen was no match for a professional army of more than thirty thousand seasoned, well-equipped British and Hessian troops. Yet General William Howe had missed three golden opportunities to crush Washington's army and thus end the rebellion. With each reprieve, Washington became a wiser, craftier, more prudent commander, one capable of turning an undisciplined rabble into a capable fighting force.".
"The Road to Valley Forge traces the painful education of Washington and his army through the most critical period of the American Revolution, from August 1776 through the winter of 1777-1778. Citing communications from Washington and dozens of other civilian and military leaders, as well as many rank-and-file soldiers, it debunks myths about how the early stages of the war were fought, challenges the assertions of previous authors, and provides a you-are-there view of some of the war's most dramatic events."--BOOK JACKET.
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