“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
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