In this gripping chronicle of America's struggle for independence,
award-winning historian John Ferling transports readers to the grim
realities of that war, capturing an eight-year conflict filled with
heroism, suffering, cowardice, betrayal, and fierce dedication. As
Ferling demonstrates, it was a war that America came much closer to
losing than is now usually remembered. General George Washington
put it best when he said that the American victory was "little
short of a standing miracle."
Almost a Miracle offers an illuminating portrait of America's
triumph, offering vivid descriptions of all the major engagements,
from the first shots fired on Lexington Green to the surrender of
General Cornwallis at Yorktown, revealing how these battles often
hinged on intangibles such as leadership under fire, heroism, good
fortune, blunders, tenacity, and surprise. Ferling paints
sharp-eyed portraits of the key figures in the war, including
General Washington and other American officers and civilian
leaders. Some do not always measure up to their iconic reputations,
including Washington himself. The book also examines the many
faceless men who soldiered, often for years on end, braving untold
dangers and enduring abounding miseries. The author explains why
they served and sacrificed, and sees them as the forgotten heroes
who won American independence.
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