The drillmaster of Valley Forge : the Baron de Steuben and the making of the American Army / Paul Lockhart.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Harper, 2008.Edition: 1st Harper pbk. edDescription: x, 337 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780061451645 (pbk.)
  • 0061451649 (pbk.)
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection E 207 .S8 L63 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98648577

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-319) and index.

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.

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.

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