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America's victory came as a surprise to many people. How did
untrained American generals, essentially military amateurs at the
outbreak of war, and their ragged, half-starved troops manage to
defeat British professionals? To what extent did the quality of
British military leadership affect the outcome? Was the American
success due to the British commanders' incompetence and faulty
strategy, or were timing and opportunity more responsible for
Washington and his colleagues' achievement? This book provides
superbly balanced portraits of the British and American leadership.
Renowned historians have contributed concise, remarkably
informative, and authoritative essays on generals of both sides.
The military gallery includes such Americans as George Washington,
Nathaniel Greene, Benedict Arnold, Marquis de Lafayette, and eight
others. The British are well-represented by Thomas Gage, Sir
William Howe, Charles Lord Cornwallis, and seven others.Each piece
not only explores the subject's personality and exploits, but
interprets his contribution to victory or defeat. In the process
the scholarship never loses sight of the brave, touchy, brilliant,
and flawed personalities who fought beside and against one another.
Rarely, if ever, has one volume offered such stimulating commentary
and insights into key commanders of the Revolutionary War.
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