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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... Lee. Engraving by A. H. Ritchie after a caricature by Barham Rushbrooke. (The Emmet Collection, Miriam and Ira. D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations) Page ...
... Lee. Engraving by A. H. Ritchie after a caricature by Barham Rushbrooke. (The Emmet Collection, Miriam and Ira. D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations) Page ...
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... Lee Collection, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia) Page 291 Sir Henry Clinton. (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) Page 295 Comte d'Estaing. Engraving by an unknown artist, first published ...
... Lee Collection, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia) Page 291 Sir Henry Clinton. (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) Page 295 Comte d'Estaing. Engraving by an unknown artist, first published ...
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... Lee was the personification of tragedy, a talented general whose flawed personality drove him to self-destruction. men, Charles Lee and Horatio Gates. Both were former officers in the British army whom he had met while serving with ...
... Lee was the personification of tragedy, a talented general whose flawed personality drove him to self-destruction. men, Charles Lee and Horatio Gates. Both were former officers in the British army whom he had met while serving with ...
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... Lee was given to quirky behavior. He was habitually unkempt, slovenly even, and voluble. Opinionated and prone to ceaseless ... Lee's record speaking for itself, Congress named him the second major general.31 Gates was appointed adjutant ...
... Lee was given to quirky behavior. He was habitually unkempt, slovenly even, and voluble. Opinionated and prone to ceaseless ... Lee's record speaking for itself, Congress named him the second major general.31 Gates was appointed adjutant ...
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... Lee's tract). Gates was strikingly different from Lee. Less well educated, Gates was married and a devoted father. He was polite, friendly, and mildmannered. Like Lee, Gates was ambitious and eager to soldier again, and he took pains in ...
... Lee's tract). Gates was strikingly different from Lee. Less well educated, Gates was married and a devoted father. He was polite, friendly, and mildmannered. Like Lee, Gates was ambitious and eager to soldier again, and he took pains in ...
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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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