{"product_id":"general-george-washington-a-military-life-paperback","title":"General George Washington: A Military Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward G. Lengel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The most comprehensive and authoritative study of Washington's military career ever written.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Joseph J. Ellis, author of His Excellency: George Washington \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased largely on George Washington's personal papers, this engrossing book paints a vivid, factual portrait of Washington the soldier. An expert in military history, Edward Lengel demonstrates that the \"secret\" to Washington's excellence lay in his completeness, in how he united the military, political, and personal skills necessary to lead a nation in war and peace. Despite being an \"imperfect commander\"-and at times even a tactically suspect one-Washington nevertheless possessed the requisite combination of vision, integrity, talents, and good fortune to lead America to victory in its war for independence. At once informative and engaging, and filled with some eye-opening revelations about Washington, the American Revolution, and the very nature of military command, \u003ci\u003eGeneral George Washington\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that reintroduces readers to a figure many think they already know. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The book's balanced assessment of Washington is satisfying and thought-provoking. Lengel gives us a believable Washington . . . the most admired man of his generation by far.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-The Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A compelling picture of a man who was 'the archetypal American soldier' . . . The sum of his parts was the greatness of Washington.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" An] excellent book . . . fresh insights . . . If you have room on your bookshelf for only one book on the Revolution, this may be it.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch 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 Lengel has written the definitive account of George Washington the soldier. \u003cbr\u003eBased largely on Washington's personal papers, this engrossing book paints a vivid, factual 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. \u003cbr\u003eHe was not a professional, but 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. Yet despite his flaws, Washington was a remarkable figure, a true man of the moment, a leader who possessed a clear strategic, national, and continental vision, and who inspired complete loyalty from his fellow revolutionaries, officers, and enlisted men. America could never have won freedom without him. \u003cbr\u003eA trained surveyor, Washington mastered topography and used his superior knowledge of battlegrounds to maximum effect. He appreciated the importance of good allies in times of crisis, and understood well the benefits of coordination of ground andnaval 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. \u003cbr\u003eAt once informative and engaging, and filled with some eye-opening revelations about Washington, the war for American independence, and the very nature of military command, General George Washington is a book that reintroduces readers to a figure many think they already know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEDWARD LENGEL is associate professor of history at the University of Virginia and associate editor of The Papers of George Washington. A specialist in military history, he is the author of W\u003ci\u003eorld War I Memories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Through British Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.16 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52468743569715,"sku":"9780812969504","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/USYLwTfn4U9780812969504.webp?v=1759371335","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/general-george-washington-a-military-life-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}