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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... North, Lord North, headed the British ministry that formulated the Coercive Acts. Forty-two years of age in 1774, North hailed from a family that was neither prominent nor wealthy, though it had been part of the British aristocracy for ...
... North, Lord North, headed the British ministry that formulated the Coercive Acts. Forty-two years of age in 1774, North hailed from a family that was neither prominent nor wealthy, though it had been part of the British aristocracy for ...
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... North was obese and awkward, and not infrequently disheveled in dress. His eyes were protuberant and according to one observer North suffered a habitual thickness of speech, the result of his “Tongue being too large for his Mouth.” Some ...
... North was obese and awkward, and not infrequently disheveled in dress. His eyes were protuberant and according to one observer North suffered a habitual thickness of speech, the result of his “Tongue being too large for his Mouth.” Some ...
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... North's cabinet had begun moving toward a decision to use force. It was nudged along by the king's conviction, aired to North, that “blows must decide whether they [the colonies] are to be subject to this country or independent.” The ...
... North's cabinet had begun moving toward a decision to use force. It was nudged along by the king's conviction, aired to North, that “blows must decide whether they [the colonies] are to be subject to this country or independent.” The ...
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... North Bridge, which spanned the Concord River, and nearly a half-mile from the heart of the village. They neitherinterfered with the grenadiers who set to work destroying the arsenal in town nor attempted to stop a large party of ...
... North Bridge, which spanned the Concord River, and nearly a half-mile from the heart of the village. They neitherinterfered with the grenadiers who set to work destroying the arsenal in town nor attempted to stop a large party of ...
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... North's government as wishful thinking, but feared that the supplication would make America look weak and timorous ... north in the Champlain Valley. A bit later Arnold captured the small British fleet at St.Johns, even further north on ...
... North's government as wishful thinking, but feared that the supplication would make America look weak and timorous ... north in the Champlain Valley. A bit later Arnold captured the small British fleet at St.Johns, even further north on ...
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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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