Washington's secret war : the hidden history of Valley Forge /
Fleming, Thomas J.
Washington's secret war : the hidden history of Valley Forge / Thomas Fleming. - 1st Smithsonian Books ed. - New York : Smithsonian Books/Collins, 2005. - xiii, 384 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-375) and index.
General George Washington: loser -- Revels and redcoats -- Ideologues front and center -- Playing the insult card -- Enter the committee in camp -- "Congress does not trust me" -- Discipline from a baron -- From anxiety to exultation -- The follies of spring -- General double trouble -- A moment at Monmouth -- Epilogue: Two visits to Valley Forge.
Discusses Valley Forge within the larger context of the Revolutionary War, linking the winter stay of the Continental Army during 1777 and 1778 to such events as the negotiations with the French and the maneuvering of the Continental Congress.
0060829621 9780060829629
2005052157
Washington, George, 1732-1799 --Military leadership.
Washington, George, 1732-1799 --Headquarters--Pennsylvania--Valley Forge.
United States. Continental Army --History.
Valley Forge (Pa.)--History, Military--18th century.
United States--History--Campaigns.--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
E 234 / .F58 2005
Washington's secret war : the hidden history of Valley Forge / Thomas Fleming. - 1st Smithsonian Books ed. - New York : Smithsonian Books/Collins, 2005. - xiii, 384 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-375) and index.
General George Washington: loser -- Revels and redcoats -- Ideologues front and center -- Playing the insult card -- Enter the committee in camp -- "Congress does not trust me" -- Discipline from a baron -- From anxiety to exultation -- The follies of spring -- General double trouble -- A moment at Monmouth -- Epilogue: Two visits to Valley Forge.
Discusses Valley Forge within the larger context of the Revolutionary War, linking the winter stay of the Continental Army during 1777 and 1778 to such events as the negotiations with the French and the maneuvering of the Continental Congress.
0060829621 9780060829629
2005052157
Washington, George, 1732-1799 --Military leadership.
Washington, George, 1732-1799 --Headquarters--Pennsylvania--Valley Forge.
United States. Continental Army --History.
Valley Forge (Pa.)--History, Military--18th century.
United States--History--Campaigns.--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
E 234 / .F58 2005