Almost A Miracle: The American Victory in the War of IndependenceOxford University Press, 2007 M06 4 - 704 páginas 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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... rebels were fleeing in fright they loudly shouted “Huzzah,” then broke into a run, charging after their prey. They charged into a trap. As the redcoats closed on their retreating foe, the most forward regiment of Glover's men raised up ...
... rebels were fleeing in fright they loudly shouted “Huzzah,” then broke into a run, charging after their prey. They charged into a trap. As the redcoats closed on their retreating foe, the most forward regiment of Glover's men raised up ...
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... rebels had abandoned the area. Suddenly, without warning, a line of nearly 250 rebels rose up from behind stone walls only about thirty yards away. They fired in a staggered manner. The Americans to the right opened up, then as they ...
... rebels had abandoned the area. Suddenly, without warning, a line of nearly 250 rebels rose up from behind stone walls only about thirty yards away. They fired in a staggered manner. The Americans to the right opened up, then as they ...
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... rebels' left flank. He took about 1,100 men and gave the remainder, nearly 1,200, to General Robert Pigot, a veteran ... rebel lines, between Charlestown and the redoubt, were another seventy-five or so men from Connecticut, who were to ...
... rebels' left flank. He took about 1,100 men and gave the remainder, nearly 1,200, to General Robert Pigot, a veteran ... rebel lines, between Charlestown and the redoubt, were another seventy-five or so men from Connecticut, who were to ...
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... rebels in the redoubt had been told not to fire until the redcoats were within twenty-five yards, but now, before ... rebel soldier noted.59 Not only did Howe have to regroup once again, he summoned yet more reinforcements. Some of ...
... rebels in the redoubt had been told not to fire until the redcoats were within twenty-five yards, but now, before ... rebel soldier noted.59 Not only did Howe have to regroup once again, he summoned yet more reinforcements. Some of ...
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... rebels, even around them, as men from one British regiment hurried in a run to flank the west wall of the redoubt. Now it was an unequal fight for the Americans. The regulars still had ammunition, and bayonets. The Americans had neither ...
... rebels, even around them, as men from one British regiment hurried in a run to flank the west wall of the redoubt. Now it was an unequal fight for the Americans. The regulars still had ammunition, and bayonets. The Americans had neither ...
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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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Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence John E. Ferling Vista previa limitada - 2009 |
Almost A Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence John Ferling Vista previa limitada - 2007 |
Almost A Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence John Ferling Vista previa limitada - 2007 |
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