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Washington's crossing

Autor: David Hackett Fischer
Editorial: Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Serie: Pivotal moments in American history.
Edición/Formato:  Libro : Inglés (eng)Ver todas las ediciones y todos los formatos
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"Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupied three colonies, and advanced within sight of Philadelphia. Yet George Washington, and many other Americans, refused to let the Revolution die. On Christmas night, as a howling nor'easter struck the Delaware Valley, he led his men across the river and  Leer más
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Persona designada: George Washington
Tipo de documento: Libro/Texto
Todos autores / colaboradores: David Hackett Fischer
ISBN: 0195170342 9780195170344
Número OCLC: 53075605
Premios: Pulitzer Prize, History, 2005.
Descripción: x, 564 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contenido: Three armies in America --
A cataract of disaster --
The pivot point --
The crossing --
Risking it all --
The boldest stroke.
Título de la serie: Pivotal moments in American history.
Responsabilidad: David Hackett Fischer.

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In a dramatic and colorful narrative of a pivotal moment in American history, we see how the campaign developed in a web of hard choices by many actors on both sides of the Delaware. 91 halftones,15  Leer más

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<br>"A meticulous and brilliantly colored account of the period surrounding George Washington's famous sally across the Delaware river in 1776."--Wall Street Journal<p> Leer más

 
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Well-written, pro-American historical account

por vleighton (Publicadas por usuario de WorldCat 2007-01-20) Muy bueno Permalink
This text of this book is about the crossing of the Delaware and the two battles of Trenton and the battle of Princeton. The subtext, however, is that George Washington was an exemplar of current management fashions. His army was a Learning Organization, where the commander-in-chief listened to his subordinates...
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schema:description""Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupied three colonies, and advanced within sight of Philadelphia. Yet George Washington, and many other Americans, refused to let the Revolution die. On Christmas night, as a howling nor'easter struck the Delaware Valley, he led his men across the river and attacked the exhausted Hessian garrison at Trenton, killing or capturing nearly a thousand men. A second battle of Trenton followed within days. The Americans held off a counterattack by Lord Cornwallis's best troops, then were almost trapped by the British force. Under cover of night, Washington's men stole behind the enemy and struck them again, defeating a brigade at Princeton. The British were badly shaken. In twelve weeks of winter fighting, their army suffered severe damage, their hold on New Jersey was broken, and their strategy was ruined. Fischer's richly textured narrative reveals the crucial role of contingency in these events. We see how the campaign unfolded in a sequence of difficult choices by many, from generals to civilians, on both sides. While British and German forces remained rigid and hierarchical, Americans evolved an open and flexible system that was fundamental to their success. The startling success of Washington and his compatriots not only saved the faltering American Revolution, but helped to give it new meaning."--Publisher's description."
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