George Washington's war
Subtitle: the saga of the American Revolution
By: Robert Leckie
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 672
ISBN-13: 9780060162894
Subjects: History; Revolution; Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog; Unabhängigkeitskrieg
Description: In this third volume of brilliant narratives of important events in American history, Robert Leckie brings alive the dramatic story of the American Revolution - just as he caught the drama and excitement of World War II in Delivered from Evil and the Civil War in None Died in Vain. With tremendous narrative pace, remarkable skill at portraying important and fascinating people, a sharp eye for colorful details, and an all-encompassing grasp of historical developments and military action, Leckie traces the course of events from the causes of the break between the American colonies and the British government to the surrender of Lord Cornwallis to George Washington at Yorktown. His descriptions of the many battles - the slaughter and confusion at Concord and Lexington, the Redcoats charging the Continental lines at Bunker Hill, the painful American setbacks at Brandywine and Germantown, and hard-won victories at Saratoga and by John Paul Jones over HMS Serapis at sea - are vivid and exciting. Leckie makes the disputes that caused the conflict - unfair taxes and tariffs, the lack of colonial representation in Parliament - come alive with his descriptions of the Boston Tea Party, the writings of Samuel Adams, and the oratory of Patrick Henry. And his in-depth profiles of the dozens of leading figures on both sides are sprightly and insightful: Washington struggling to keep his army intact despite meager support from the Continental Congress and betrayals by traitors Charles Lee and Benedict Arnold; the ponderous George III in London and his generals in America - Howe, Clinton, Cornwallis, Tarleton, "Gentleman Johnny" Burgoyne, and more; and American commanders like Hamilton, Gates, Greene, Ethan Allen, Morgan, and "Mad Anthony" Wayne. George Washington's War is solid history that reads like superior fiction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 661-664) and index.
Table of contents: title: The fall of Quebec; title: The Americans; title: Mercantilism/birth cry of American freedom; title: King George III; title: The Stamp Act and Samuel Adams; title: George's first seizure/Stamp Act repealed; title: The Boston Massacre; title: John Adams; title: Trial of the Redcoats; title: The Boston Tea Party; title: Thomas Gage; title: Gage takes over; title: Dr. Joseph Warren and Paul Revere; title: Lexington and Concord; title: Ethan Allen and Fort Ticonderoga; title: Congress chooses a war chief; title: George Washington; title: The Battle of Bunker Hill; title: British shock and chagrin; title: George III's war machine; title: Washington's Yankee Doodles; title: Lord George Germain; title: The lure of Canada; title: Benedict Arnold and Quebec; title: Toward an American navy; title: Charles Lee and Charleston; title: Henry Knox and the Guns of Ti; title: Howe evacuates Boston; title: Tom Paine and Common Sense; title: The Declaration of Independence; title: The Battle of Long Island; title: "Peace" Talks/Alexander Hamilton/Kip's Bay; title: The rabble aroused/New York burns/Nathan Hale; title: The Battle of White Plains; title: Disaster at Fort Washington; title: "Admiral" Arnold saves the cause; title: The cause collapsing/The perfidy of Charles Lee; title: Trenton: Washington rallies the revolution; title: Princeton: Cornwallis's "bag" comes up empty; title: The Tories sour on "Saviors"/Washington acclaimed; title: The Marquis de Lafayette; title: The Battle of Brandywine Creek; title: The Battle of Germantown; title: John Burgoyne; title: Saratoga I: Ticonderoga falls; title: Saratoga II: Fort Stanwix, Oriskany, Bennington; title: Saratoga III: Freeman's Farm, Bemis Heights-Finis; title: After Saratoga/The French alliance; title: The fall of the Delaware river forts; title: Valley Forge/Von Steuben; title: The Conway cabal; title: The British Lion purrs; title: The British in Philadelphia/Howe goes home; title: The Battle of Monmouth Courthouse; title: The French arrive/Newport fizzle/Savannah lost; title: The border war/John Paul Jones; title: Stony Point/Savannah repulse/Inflation; title: The fall of Charleston; title: Lord Charles Cornwallis; title: The Battle of Camden; title: London riots prolong the war; title: Treason I: Arnold's disaffection; title: Treason II: Arnold's betrayal; title: Treason III: Andre's end; title: The Battle of King's Mountain; title: Mutiny/Greene and Morgan/Cowpens; title: The Battle of Guilford Court House; title: Greene reconquers the South; title: Yorktown I: France delivers; title: Yorktown II: The end; title: Epilogue: A new order of the ages.