Lockhart, Paul Douglas,  1963- <br/><br/>
The drillmaster of Valley Forge :  the Baron de Steuben and the making of the American Army / 
Paul Lockhart. 
 - 1st Harper pbk. ed. 
 - New York :  Harper,  2008. 
 - x, 337 p. ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-319) and index. 
<br/><br/>The finest school of warfare in the world -- Courtier and supplicant -- This illustrious stranger -- A man profound in the science of war -- On the parade-ground at Valley Forge -- Jealousies and hindrances -- Trial by combat -- The blue book -- The true meaning of discipline -- Tormenting the governor -- From Virginia to Fraunces Tavern -- An old soldier in peacetime. 
<br/><br/> A biography of the Revolutionary War general, Baron von Steuben--Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben--that focuses on his military career, and describes his efforts to create West Point and his contributions to the "Blue Book," which detailed army regulations. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780061451645 (pbk.) 0061451649 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von,  1730-1794 --Military leadership.<br/>Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von,  1730-1794. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Continental Army --Drill and tactics.<br/>United States. Continental Army --Biography.<br/>United States. Continental Army. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Meeting Names: </label><br/>American Revolution (1775-1783)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1700 - 1799 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Military art and science--History--United States--18th century.<br/>Generals--United States--Biography.<br/>Prussians--United States--Biography.<br/>Armed Forces--Drill and tactics.<br/>Generals.<br/>Military art and science.<br/>Military leadership.<br/>Prussians.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Valley Forge (Pa.)--History, Military--18th century.<br/>United States--History--Campaigns.--Revolution, 1775-1783<br/>United States--History--Participation, Prussian.--Revolution, 1775-1783<br/>Pennsylvania--Valley Forge.<br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Biography.<br/>History.<br/>Military history.