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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... Revolutionary War. Now I have done what I long intended to do: write a history of the War of Independence. Of late, I've wanted to write a military history of the American Revolution, seeing it as a companion to my political history of ...
... Revolutionary War. Now I have done what I long intended to do: write a history of the War of Independence. Of late, I've wanted to write a military history of the American Revolution, seeing it as a companion to my political history of ...
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... Revolutionary War had created a better world, one in which they enjoyed advantages not available to their parents. When victory was at hand, George Washington remarked that it was almost a miracle that the Americans had won the war, and ...
... Revolutionary War had created a better world, one in which they enjoyed advantages not available to their parents. When victory was at hand, George Washington remarked that it was almost a miracle that the Americans had won the war, and ...
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... Revolutionary War. It is a part of this war that too often has been shortchanged. The story that follows is, in consequence, almost equally divided between the story of the war in the North to 1778 and the war in the South that ensued ...
... Revolutionary War. It is a part of this war that too often has been shortchanged. The story that follows is, in consequence, almost equally divided between the story of the war in the North to 1778 and the war in the South that ensued ...
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... revolutionary. He was the model of virtue, no “harum Starum ranting Swearing fellow,” said one congressman, “but Sober, steady, and Calm.” It is likely that every member of the Massachusetts delegation had fastened on Washington to lead ...
... revolutionary. He was the model of virtue, no “harum Starum ranting Swearing fellow,” said one congressman, “but Sober, steady, and Calm.” It is likely that every member of the Massachusetts delegation had fastened on Washington to lead ...
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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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