Valley Forge (Paperback)

"Valley Forge" picks up the unputdownable narrative of America's birth one year after Washington's triumphant surprise attack on Trenton, and much has changed since then. It's the winter of 1777, and Washington's battered, demoralized army retreats from Philadelphia. Arriving at Valley Forge, they discover that their repeated requests for a stockpile of food, winter clothing, and building tools have been ignored by Congress. With no other options available, the men settle down for a season of agony. For weeks the dwindling army freezes under tents in the bitter cold. The men are on the point of collapse, while in Philadelphia the British, joined by Allen van Dorn, the Loyalist brother of the dead patriot, Jonathan van Dorn, live in luxury. In spite of the suffering and deceit, Washington endures all, joined at last by a volunteer from Germany, Baron Friederich von Steuben. With precious few supplies and even less time, von Steuben begins the hard task of recasting the army as a professional fighting force capable of facing the British head-on - something it has never accomplished before - and in the process changing the course of history.

General

Imprint:	Thomas Dunne Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	September 2011
Authors:	Newt Gingrich • William R Forstchen
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	464
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-59288-2
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > War fiction > General
LSN:	0-312-59288-4
Barcode:	9780312592882

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