Washington - Couverture souple

Carbone, Gerald M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0230103669 ISBN 13 : 9780230103665

Editeur : Griffin, 2011

Synopsis

A compelling look at the military career, lessons, and legacy of America's first general and first president.

Before he became "the Father of our Country," George Washington was the Father of the American Army. He took troops that had no experience, no tradition, and no training, and fought a protracted war against the best, most disciplined force in the world--the British Army. Deftly handling the political realm, he left his mark with a vision of the Revolution as a war of attrition and his offensives which were as brilliant as they were unpredictable.

In Washington, award-winning author Gerald M. Carbone argues that it is this sort of fearless but not reckless, spontaneous but calculated offensive that Washington should be remembered for--as a leader not of infallibility but of greatness.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gerald M. Carbone was a journalist for twenty-five years, mostly for the Providence Journal and has been recognized as an expert on the life of Nathanael Greene by various historical societies. He has won two of American journalism's most prestigious prizes--the American Society of Newspaper Editors Distinguished Writing Award and a John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford University. He lives in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Griffin
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0230103669
• ISBN 13: 9780230103665
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 226
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