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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... Regiment) and a career soldier in the British army, Evelyn came to appreciate the capabilities of the rebel soldiers before he died fighting them. Evelyn and his comrades had been sent to land at Pell's Point, a jagged, oblong splay of ...
... Regiment) and a career soldier in the British army, Evelyn came to appreciate the capabilities of the rebel soldiers before he died fighting them. Evelyn and his comrades had been sent to land at Pell's Point, a jagged, oblong splay of ...
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... regiments at Eastchester, near the coast, to guard his flank. Washington had personally reconnoitered the area and concluded that the enemy was likely to land on the west coast of Long Island Sound, somewhere between New Rochelle and ...
... regiments at Eastchester, near the coast, to guard his flank. Washington had personally reconnoitered the area and concluded that the enemy was likely to land on the west coast of Long Island Sound, somewhere between New Rochelle and ...
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... regiment in reserve in the rear, Glover had posted his own advance unit of forty men on the road about a mile and a half inland from the beach. He stationed the remainder of his brigade, three regiments totaling about 650 men, at ...
... regiment in reserve in the rear, Glover had posted his own advance unit of forty men on the road about a mile and a half inland from the beach. He stationed the remainder of his brigade, three regiments totaling about 650 men, at ...
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... regimental lace, white with a blue stripe. Evelyn and most of the men wore a red hat edged with white. Every officer wore a white wig and carried a sword. Most men bore a musket.7 It was akin to marching into the lions' den. Few ...
... regimental lace, white with a blue stripe. Evelyn and most of the men wore a red hat edged with white. Every officer wore a white wig and carried a sword. Most men bore a musket.7 It was akin to marching into the lions' den. Few ...
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... regiment that was being sent out of America. He declined. He was convinced that the colonial radicals should be dealt with harshly and “made an example to future eyes,” and he wished to be with the army when the battle came.9 His wish ...
... regiment that was being sent out of America. He declined. He was convinced that the colonial radicals should be dealt with harshly and “made an example to future eyes,” and he wished to be with the army when the battle came.9 His wish ...
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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 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
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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