The Papers of General Friedrich Wilhelm Von Steuben, 1777-1794
Author: Edith Von Zemenszky
Publisher: Krause Publications
Published: 1984-01-01
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780527933968
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRead and Download eBook Full
Author: Edith Von Zemenszky
Publisher: Krause Publications
Published: 1984-01-01
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780527933968
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolph Gerhard Augustin baron von Steuben
Publisher:
Published: 1972*
Total Pages:
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin Baron von Steuben
Publisher:
Published: 1777
Total Pages:
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains information pertaining to the following war and time period: Revolutionary War; 1783-1812.
Author: Stephen R. Taaffe
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2019-10-03
Total Pages: 496
ISBN-13: 0806165677
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen the Revolutionary War began, Congress established a national army and appointed George Washington its commander in chief. Congress then took it upon itself to choose numerous subordinate generals to lead the army’s various departments, divisions, and brigades. How this worked out in the end is well known. Less familiar, however, is how well Congress’s choices worked out along the way. Although historians have examined many of Washington’s subordinates, Washington’s Revolutionary War Generals is the first book to look at these men in a collective, integrated manner. A thoroughgoing study of the Revolutionary War careers of the Continental Army’s generals—their experience, performance, and relationships with Washington and the Continental Congress—this book provides an overview of the politics of command, both within and outside the army, and a unique perspective on how it affected Washington’s prosecution of the war. It is impossible to understand the outcome of the War for Independence without first examining America’s military leadership, author Stephen R. Taaffe contends. His description of Washington’s generals—who they were, how they received their commissions, and how they performed—goes a long way toward explaining how these American officers, who were short on experience and military genius, prevailed over their professional British counterparts. Following these men through the war’s most important battles and campaigns as well as its biggest controversies, such as the Conway Cabal and the Newburgh Conspiracy, Taaffe weaves a narrative in the grand tradition of military history. Against this backdrop, his depiction of the complexities and particulars of character and politics of military command provides a new understanding of George Washington, the War for Independence, and the U.S. military’s earliest beginnings. A unique combination of biography and institutional history shot through with political analysis, this book is a thoughtful, deeply researched, and an eminently readable contribution to the literature of the Revolution.
Author:
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 88
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor:
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 88
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: George Washington
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 664
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Papers of George Washington, a grant-funded project, was established in 1968 at the University of Virginia, under the joint auspices of the University and the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, to publish a comprehensive edition of Washington's correspondence. Letters written to Washington as well as letters and documents written by him are being published in the complete edition that will consist of approximately ninety volumes. The work is now (2011) more than two-thirds complete. The edition is supported financially by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, the University of Virginia, and gifts from private foundations and individuals. Today there are copies of over 135,000 Washington documents in the project's document room. This is one of the richest collections of American historical manuscripts extant. There is almost no facet of research on life and enterprise in the late colonial and early national periods that will not be enhanced by material from these documents. The publication of Washington's papers will make this source material available not only to scholars but to all Americans interested in the founding of their nation. - Publisher.
Author: Michael E. Stevens
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780761989608
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume is aimed both at more experienced editors, who may wish to skip over the advice offered in the introduction, as well as at those who are new to the craft and want to know how to begin work on publishing historical documents of interest to them.
Author: George Washington
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 664
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Richard L. Blanco
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-12-06
Total Pages: 876
ISBN-13: 1000281019
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis definitive encyclopedia, originally published in 1983 and now available as an ebook for the first time, covers the American Revolution, comes in two volumes and contains 865 entries on the war for American independence. Included are essays (ranging from 250 to 25,000 words) on major and minor battles, and biographies of military men, partisan leaders, loyalist figures and war heroes, as well as strong coverage of political and diplomatic themes. The contributors present their summaries within the context of late 20th Century historiography about the American Revolution. Every entry has been written by a subject specialist, and is accompanied by a bibliography to aid further research. Extensively illustrated with maps, the volumes also contain a chronology of events, glossary and substantial index.