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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... Attack on Quebec, November 9–December 31, 1775 Page 85 3. New York and Connecticut Page 121 4. The Battle of Long Island, August 1776 Page 132 5a Manhattan Island to Harlem Heights Page 138 5b The Fall of Fort Washington, and the ...
... Attack on Quebec, November 9–December 31, 1775 Page 85 3. New York and Connecticut Page 121 4. The Battle of Long Island, August 1776 Page 132 5a Manhattan Island to Harlem Heights Page 138 5b The Fall of Fort Washington, and the ...
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... attack. Virtually every citizen in every generation in every colony paid war taxes, endured wartime scarcities, coped with war-induced inflation, and struggled through postwar economic busts. A handful of wellconnected officials and ...
... attack. Virtually every citizen in every generation in every colony paid war taxes, endured wartime scarcities, coped with war-induced inflation, and struggled through postwar economic busts. A handful of wellconnected officials and ...
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... attack after another. He lost more than twice the number killed and wounded under Braddock. Such a flawed performance raised fresh questions about the dismaying capabilities of Britain's military leaders, and prompted colonial soldiers ...
... attack after another. He lost more than twice the number killed and wounded under Braddock. Such a flawed performance raised fresh questions about the dismaying capabilities of Britain's military leaders, and prompted colonial soldiers ...
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... attack on May 9. As Allen and Arnold and their 250 men burst into the installation, they discovered that the post was defended by only 45 mostly over-age regulars. They took Ticonderoga bloodlessly in “the name of the great Jehovah, and ...
... attack on May 9. As Allen and Arnold and their 250 men burst into the installation, they discovered that the post was defended by only 45 mostly over-age regulars. They took Ticonderoga bloodlessly in “the name of the great Jehovah, and ...
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... attack the rebels on Bunker Hill two months later. The following day Washington spoke to Congress. He felt unequal to the task, he said, but pledged to do his best. He also declined a salary, asking only that he be compensated at war's ...
... attack the rebels on Bunker Hill two months later. The following day Washington spoke to Congress. He felt unequal to the task, he said, but pledged to do his best. He also declined a salary, asking only that he be compensated at war's ...
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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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