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100 1 $aLengel, Edward G.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001045678
245 10 $aGeneral George Washington :$ba military life /$cEdward G. Lengel.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bRandom House,$c[2005], ©2005.
300 $axlii, 450 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations, maps ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [373]-434) and index.
520 1 $a"Much has been written in the past two centuries about George Washington the statesman and "father of his country." Less often discussed is Washington's military career, including his exploits as a young officer and his performance as the Revolutionary War commander in chief. Now, in a revealing work of historical biography, Edward G. Lengel has written the definitive account of George Washington the soldier." "Based largely on Washington's personal papers, this book paints a portrait of a man to whom lore and legend so tenaciously cling. To Lengel, Washington was the imperfect commander. Washington possessed no great tactical ingenuity, and his acknowledged "brilliance in retreat" only demonstrates the role luck plays in the fortunes of all great men. He was not an enlisted man's leader; he made a point of never mingling with his troops. He was not an especially creative military thinker; he fought largely by the book. By no means a professional, he was a citizen soldier who, at a time when warfare demanded that armies maneuver efficiently in precise formation, had little practical training handling men in combat." "Washington, a trained surveyor, mastered topography and used his superior knowledge of battlegrounds to maximum effect. He appreciated the importance of strong allies in times of crisis, and understood well the benefits of coordinating ground and naval forces. Like the American nation itself, he was a whole that was greater than the sum of its parts - a remarkable everyman whose acts determined the course of history. Lengel argues that Washington's excellence was in his completeness, in how he united the military, political, and personal skills necessary to lead a nation in war and peace."--BOOK JACKET.
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610 10 $aUnited States.$bContinental Army$vBiography.
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651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140139
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