Washington's war
Subtitle: the American war of independence to the Iraqi insurgency
By: Michael Rose.
Edition: 1st Pegasus Books ed.
Publisher: Pegasus Books; Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781933648774
Subjects: Washington, George, -- 1732-1799 -- Military leadership.; Iraq War, 2003- -- Campaigns.; Military art and science -- United States -- History.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns.
Description: General Sir Michael Rose exposes a grim reality: Iraqi insurgents have adopted the same guerrilla warfare tactics used during the American Revolution. George Washington commanded a ragtag, undisciplined band of rebels, yet their revolution ended with an American victory. Washington succeeded in defeating the most powerful army in the world--not by engaging in conventional warfare, at which the British excelled, but by waging an insurgency campaign of ambush and indirect attacks. 
Notes: Originally published : London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-212) and index.