Download or read book Washington s Life and Military Career written by Morris H. Hancock and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book General George Washington written by Edward G. Lengel and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2007-01-09 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The most comprehensive and authoritative study of Washington’s military career ever written.” –Joseph J. Ellis, author of His Excellency: George Washington Based largely on George Washington’s personal papers, this engrossing book paints a vivid, factual portrait of Washington the soldier. An expert in military history, Edward Lengel demonstrates that the “secret” to Washington’s excellence lay in his completeness, in how he united the military, political, and personal skills necessary to lead a nation in war and peace. Despite being an “imperfect commander”–and at times even a tactically suspect one–Washington nevertheless possessed the requisite combination of vision, integrity, talents, and good fortune to lead America to victory in its war for independence. At once informative and engaging, and filled with some eye-opening revelations about Washington, the American Revolution, and the very nature of military command, General George Washington is a book that reintroduces readers to a figure many think they already know. “The book’s balanced assessment of Washington is satisfying and thought-provoking. Lengel gives us a believable Washington . . . the most admired man of his generation by far.” –The Washington Post Book World “A compelling picture of a man who was ‘the archetypal American soldier’ . . . The sum of his parts was the greatness of Washington.” –The Boston Globe “[An] excellent book . . . fresh insights . . . If you have room on your bookshelf for only one book on the Revolution, this may be it.” –The Washington Times
Download or read book Washington s Life and Military Career written by M. H. Hancock and published by . This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Washington s Life and Military Career written by Morris H Hancock and published by Arkose Press. This book was released on 2015-10-24 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Life of George Washington written by Edward Everett and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a general biography of General and President George Washington, with most attention paid to his military career and his Presidential administration. The appendices contain the will of President Washington, as well as the inventory of Mount Vernon upon his death.
Download or read book An Essay on the Life of George Washington written by Aaron Bancroft and published by Kessinger Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Download or read book George Washington Gentleman Warrior written by Stephen Brumwell and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the prestigious George Washington Book Prize, George Washington is a vivid recounting of the formative years and military career of "The Father of his Country," following his journey from brutal border skirmishes with the French and their Native American allies to his remarkable victory over the British Empire, an achievement that underpinned his selection as the first president of the United States of America. The book focuses on a side of Washington that is often overlooked: the feisty young frontier officer and the early career of the tough forty-something commander of the revolutionaries' ragtag Continental Army. Award-winning historian Stephen Brumwell shows how, ironically, Washington's reliance upon English models of "gentlemanly" conduct, and on British military organization, was crucial in establishing his leadership of the fledgling Continental Army, and in forging it into the weapon that secured American independence. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including original archival research, Brumwell brings a fresh new perspective on this extraordinary individual, whose fusion of gentleman and warrior left an indelible imprint on history.
Download or read book Washington s Life and Military Career Classic Reprint written by Morris H. Hancock and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Washington's Life and Military Career George Washington was born February 22, 1732, at his father's homestead on Bridges Creek in Virginia. Not long after his birth his father removed to an estate in Stafford County, opposite Fredericksburg. The house was similar in style to the one at Bridges Creek, and stood on a rising ground overlooking a meadow which bordered the Rappahannock. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Becoming Men of Some Consequence written by John A. Ruddiman and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Continental soldiers carried a heavy burden in the American Revolution. Their experiences of coming of age during the upheavals of war provide a novel perspective on the Revolutionary era, eliciting questions of gender, family life, economic goals, and politics. "Going for a soldier" forced young men to confront profound uncertainty, and even coercion, but also offered them novel opportunities. Although the war imposed obligations on youths, military service promised young men in their teens and early twenties alternate paths forward in life. Continental soldiers’ own youthful expectations about respectable manhood and their goals of economic competence and marriage not only ordered their experience of military service; they also shaped the fighting capacities of George Washington’s army and the course of the war. Becoming Men of Some Consequence examines how young soldiers and officers joined the army, their experiences in the ranks, their relationships with civilians, their choices about quitting long-term military service, and their attempts to rejoin the flow of civilian life after the war. The book recovers young soldiers’ perspectives and stories from military records, wartime letters and journals, and postwar memoirs and pension applications, revealing how revolutionary political ideology intertwined with rational calculations and youthful ambitions. Its focus on soldiers as young men offers a new understanding of the Revolutionary War, showing how these soldiers’ generational struggle for their own independence was a profound force within America’s struggle for its independence.
Download or read book Before George Washington Was President written by Janey Levy and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone knows George Washington was the first president of the young United States. Most also know that before he was president, Washington was the commander of the Continental army during the American Revolution. But Washington had a busy life long before the war. Readers of this lively biography will discover what life was like for the young Washington, from his childhood in rural Virginia through his surveying and military career to his early political life. Each spread contains accessible text and vivid images, plus captions and fact boxes that enhance the main text with additional information.
Download or read book Washington s Farewell Address to the People of the United States 1796 written by George Washington and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Military Life of George Washington American Soldier written by Trevor Nevitt Dupuy and published by Franklin Watts. This book was released on 1969 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the military career of George Washington from his first commission at the age of twenty-one to Commander of the Continental Army.
Download or read book Washington the Soldier written by Henry B. Carrington and published by Digital Scanning Inc. This book was released on 2001-03-01 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry B. Carrington reviews the military career of General George Washington, tracing his life and military ascendancy from the militias of Virginia to the victory over Cornwallis at Yorktown. He presents us with an in-depth discussion of what Washington accomplished against such great odds with "neither the troops, resources and knowledge, nor the broad range of field service which have characterized modern warfare".
Download or read book The Life of George Washington Commander in Chief of the American Armies Volume IV written by Washington Irving and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive biography of George Washington, the first president of the United States and the commander-in-chief of the American armies during the Revolutionary War. Detailing his early life, military career, and presidency, this book offers valuable insight into the life of one of America's founding fathers. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Colonel Washington written by Archer Butler Hulbert and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-04 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Colonel Washington' by Archer Butler Hulbert provides a rarely discussed account of George Washington's early life. Through vivid storytelling, readers will be transported to a time when Washington was just a young man stepping onto the public stage. This biography sheds light on the lesser-known aspects of Washington's life and presents a clear picture of the man behind the myth. A must-read for anyone interested in the life of one of America's greatest founding fathers.
Download or read book George Washington and the American Military Tradition written by Don Higginbotham and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 1987-10-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In George Washington and the American Military Tradition, Don Higginbotham investigates the interplay of militiaman and professional soldier, of soldier and legislator, that shaped George Washington’s military career and ultimately fostered the victory that brought independence to our nation. Higginbotham then explores the legacy of Washington’s success, revealing that the crucial blending of civil and military concerns characteristic of the Revolution has been variously regarded and only seldom repeated by later generations of American soldiers. Washington’s training, between 1753 and 1755, included frontier command in the Virginia militia, adjunct service to the British regulars during the French and Indian War, and increasing civil service in the Virginia House of Burgesses and Continental Congress. The result of this combination of pursuits was Washington’s concern for the citizen behind the soldier, his appreciation of both frontier tactics and professional discipline, and his sensitivity to political conflict and consensus in thirteen colonies in forming a new, united nation. When, in 1775, Washington accepted command of the Continental Army from the Continental Congress, he possessed political and military experience that enabled him, by 1783, to translate the Declaration of Independence into victory over the British. Yet, Higginbotham notes, the legacy of Washington’s success has sometimes been overlooked by generals concerned with professional training and a permanent military establishment, and therefore apt to revere foreign heros such as Jomini, Napoleon, and Bismarck more than Washington. Other leaders, most notably the World War II chief of staff, George Marshall, have recognized and implemented Washington’s unique understanding of civil and military coordination. In times almost wholly dominated by a military agenda, Washington’s and Marshall’s steady subordination of soldier to citizen, of strategy to legislation, recalls the careful consensus of thirteen colonies in 1776.
