General George Washington
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General George Washington by Edward G Lengel
The most comprehensive and authoritative study of Washington's military career ever written.-Joseph J. Ellis, author of His Excellency: George Washington Based 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, General George Washington is a book that reintroduces readers to a figure many think they already know. 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.
-The Washington Post Book World A compelling picture of a man who was 'the archetypal American soldier' . . . The sum of his parts was the greatness of Washington.
-The Boston Globe An] excellent book . . . fresh insights . . . If you have room on your bookshelf for only one book on the Revolution, this may be it.
-The Washington Times
Edward G. Lengel
Edward G. Lengel is Professor and Editor in Chief of the Papers of George Washington documentary editing project at the University of Virginia, and has edited several volumes of the Washington Papers. He is the author of six books, including World War I Memories: An Annotated Bibliography of Personal Accounts Published in English Since 1919 (2004), To Conquer Hell: The Meuse-Argonne, 1918 (2008), This Glorious Struggle: George Washington's Revolutionary War Letters (2008), and Inventing George Washington: America's Founder in Myth and Memory (2011). He is editor of A Companion to George Washington (2012, Wiley-Blackwell).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781400060818 |
| ISBN 10 | 1400060818 |
| Title | General George Washington |
| Author | Edward G Lengel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House (NY) |
| Year published | 2005-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 450 |
| Prizes | Commended for George Washington Book Prize (History) 2006 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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