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Washington's Revolutionary War Generals (Hardcover)
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Washington's Revolutionary War Generals (Hardcover)
Series: Campaigns and Commanders Series
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When the Revolutionary War began, Congress established a national
army and appointed George Washington its commander in chief.
Congress then took it upon itself to choose numerous subordinate
generals to lead the army's various departments, divisions, and
brigades. How this worked out in the end is well known. Less
familiar, however, is how well Congress's choices worked out along
the way. Although historians have examined many of Washington's
subordinates, Washington's Revolutionary War Generals is the first
book to look at these men in a collective, integrated manner. A
thoroughgoing study of the Revolutionary War careers of the
Continental Army's generals - their experience, performance, and
relationships with Washington and the Continental Congress - this
book provides an overview of the politics of command, both within
and outside the army, and a unique perspective on how it affected
Washington's prosecution of the war. It is impossible to understand
the outcome of the War for Independence without first examining
America's military leadership, author Stephen R. Taaffe contends.
His description of Washington's generals - who they were, how they
received their commissions, and how they performed - goes a long
way toward explaining how these American officers, who were short
on experience and military genius, prevailed over their
professional British counterparts. Following these men through the
war's most important battles and campaigns as well as its biggest
controversies, such as the Conway Cabal and the Newburgh
Conspiracy, Taaffe weaves a narrative in the grand tradition of
military history. Against this backdrop, his depiction of the
complexities and particulars of character and politics of military
command provides a new understanding of George Washington, the War
for Independence, and the U.S. military's earliest beginnings. A
unique combination of biography and institutional history shot
through with political analysis, this book is a thoughtful, deeply
researched, and an eminently readable contribution to the
literature of the Revolution.
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