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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... fighting from Florida to Canada, from the Caribbean to Africa to India, and across broad reaches of the high seas. So ... fight. Soldiers also made choices about the treatment of captives and civilians. Governments chose their war aims ...
... fighting from Florida to Canada, from the Caribbean to Africa to India, and across broad reaches of the high seas. So ... fight. Soldiers also made choices about the treatment of captives and civilians. Governments chose their war aims ...
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... Fight the untrained Americans at close quarters with bayonets! It seldom was a match. Evelyn came through the brief ... fighting at Pell's Point ended later in the afternoon. The Americans withdrew, yielding the area, but although ...
... Fight the untrained Americans at close quarters with bayonets! It seldom was a match. Evelyn came through the brief ... fighting at Pell's Point ended later in the afternoon. The Americans withdrew, yielding the area, but although ...
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... fight long after this engagement. His wife died while he was away with the army and his businesses, and personal finances, suffered from his prolonged absence. With his health deteriorating, the legacy of privation and stress from years ...
... fight long after this engagement. His wife died while he was away with the army and his businesses, and personal finances, suffered from his prolonged absence. With his health deteriorating, the legacy of privation and stress from years ...
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The American Victory in the War of Independence John Ferling. own to fight the Indians, the Americans adapted to the demands of waging war in an untamed wilderness environment and of contending with Native Americans who did not fight ...
The American Victory in the War of Independence John Ferling. own to fight the Indians, the Americans adapted to the demands of waging war in an untamed wilderness environment and of contending with Native Americans who did not fight ...
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... fight back, he disliked, and sought to avoid, contention. There was much to praise in North's character and temperament, and in some things political he excelled—notably his superb skills as a manager of. Frederick Lord North, Second ...
... fight back, he disliked, and sought to avoid, contention. There was much to praise in North's character and temperament, and in some things political he excelled—notably his superb skills as a manager of. Frederick Lord North, Second ...
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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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