Washington's Secret War: The Hidden History of Valley Forge

By: Thomas Fleming

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Synopsis: The secret war of the title was Washington's fight--while staving off the collapse of his army at Valley Forge--to identify and outmaneuver the political enemies who thought it was time to replace him with a more reliable and experienced general. Fleming, a longtime scholar of the Revolutionary War, thought he would be writing about the stubborn endurance of the American soldiers that winter. Instead he gleaned from his research a more personal story, revealing a new side of Washington--usually portrayed as a man who transcended politics: "He was a good politician in every sense of the word....He had to out think the conspirators who sought to destroy him and persuade others to out vote the congressional ideologues whose wrongheaded policies were the source of the Continental Army's woes." Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 401 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780060829629
Publisher:: HarperCollins Publishers
Date of Addition:: 08/07/10
Copyrighted By:: Thomas Fleming
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Garyp
Proofread By:: Kathy Hester
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.