Almost A Miracle: The American Victory in the War of IndependenceOxford University Press, 4. jun. 2007 - 704 strani In this gripping chronicle of America's struggle for independence, award-winning historian John Ferling transports readers to the grim realities of that war, capturing an eight-year conflict filled with heroism, suffering, cowardice, betrayal, and fierce dedication. As Ferling demonstrates, it was a war that America came much closer to losing than is now usually remembered. General George Washington put it best when he said that the American victory was "little short of a standing miracle." Almost a Miracle offers an illuminating portrait of America's triumph, offering vivid descriptions of all the major engagements, from the first shots fired on Lexington Green to the surrender of General Cornwallis at Yorktown, revealing how these battles often hinged on intangibles such as leadership under fire, heroism, good fortune, blunders, tenacity, and surprise. Ferling paints sharp-eyed portraits of the key figures in the war, including General Washington and other American officers and civilian leaders. Some do not always measure up to their iconic reputations, including Washington himself. The book also examines the many faceless men who soldiered, often for years on end, braving untold dangers and enduring abounding miseries. The author explains why they served and sacrificed, and sees them as the forgotten heroes who won American independence. |
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... Britain's army. He was slight, with long black hair and soft features, including an almost delicate mouth. At a glance, he appeared more suited for a career in the law or the academy, but there was flintiness in his dark eyes that ...
... Britain's army. He was slight, with long black hair and soft features, including an almost delicate mouth. At a glance, he appeared more suited for a career in the law or the academy, but there was flintiness in his dark eyes that ...
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... Britain's attempted taxation of the colonists and its efforts to tighten its control of American trade outside the empire. But for several years he remained largely aloof from the American protest movement. Not until war approached was ...
... Britain's attempted taxation of the colonists and its efforts to tighten its control of American trade outside the empire. But for several years he remained largely aloof from the American protest movement. Not until war approached was ...
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... Britain's wars, which were not infrequent, inexorably spilled across the Atlantic and dragged colonists and Indians alike into their web. On four occasions in the half-century after 1689, Great Britain, together with its American ...
... Britain's wars, which were not infrequent, inexorably spilled across the Atlantic and dragged colonists and Indians alike into their web. On four occasions in the half-century after 1689, Great Britain, together with its American ...
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... Britain's generals and their men were unprepared for fighting in America in the face of the “Novelty of an Invisible Enemy.”8 From this, too, came a rising belief that the colonists were better at soldiering in the American environment ...
... Britain's generals and their men were unprepared for fighting in America in the face of the “Novelty of an Invisible Enemy.”8 From this, too, came a rising belief that the colonists were better at soldiering in the American environment ...
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... Britain, no colonist was safe.12 It was not just that the colonists felt they were being dragged into wars. The feeling mushroomed in America that Britain ignored the interests of the provincials when peace was made. Nothing pointed to ...
... Britain, no colonist was safe.12 It was not just that the colonists felt they were being dragged into wars. The feeling mushroomed in America that Britain ignored the interests of the provincials when peace was made. Nothing pointed to ...
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THE WAR IN THE NORTH 17761779 | 73 |
THE WAR IN THE SOUTH 17801781 | 407 |
AMERICAN VICTORY 17811783 | 521 |
Abbreviations | 576 |
Notes | 578 |
Bibliography | 653 |
Index | 663 |
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Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence John E. Ferling Omejen predogled - 2009 |
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