Author: United States. War Department. Inspector General's OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States
Author: United States. War Department. Inspector General's OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Fatal Sunday
Author: Mark Edward LenderPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806155132
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
Historians have long considered the Battle of Monmouth one of the most complicated engagements of the American Revolution. Fought on Sunday, June 28, 1778, Monmouth was critical to the success of the Revolution. It also marked a decisive turning point in the military career of George Washington. Without the victory at Monmouth Courthouse, Washington's critics might well have marshaled the political strength to replace him as the American commander-in-chief. Authors Mark Edward Lender and Garry Wheeler Stone argue that in political terms, the Battle of Monmouth constituted a pivotal moment in the War for Independence. Viewing the political and military aspects of the campaign as inextricably entwined, this book offers a fresh perspective on Washington’s role in it. Drawing on a wide range of historical sources—many never before used, including archaeological evidence—Lender and Stone disentangle the true story of Monmouth and provide the most complete and accurate account of the battle, including both American and British perspectives. In the course of their account it becomes evident that criticism of Washington’s performance in command was considerably broader and deeper than previously acknowledged. In light of long-standing practical and ideological questions about his vision for the Continental Army and his ability to win the war, the outcome at Monmouth—a hard-fought tactical draw—was politically insufficient for Washington. Lender and Stone show how the general’s partisans, determined that the battle for public opinion would be won in his favor, engineered a propaganda victory for their chief that involved the spectacular court-martial of Major General Charles Lee, the second-ranking officer of the Continental Army. Replete with poignant anecdotes, folkloric incidents, and stories of heroism and combat brutality; filled with behind-the-scenes action and intrigue; and teeming with characters from all walks of life, Fatal Sunday gives us the definitive view of the fateful Battle of Monmouth.
Bibliotheca Americana
Author: Joseph SabinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
A dictionary of books relating to America
Author: Joseph SabinPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368120271
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.
Poems, Dramatic and Miscellaneous
Author: Charles James CannonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present Time
Author: Joseph SabinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
A Dictionary of Books Relating to America
Author: Joseph SabinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
George Washington and His Generals
Author: Emily L. SchulzPublisher:
ISBN: 9780931917424
Category : Generals
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
A companion to an exhibition on display February 21, 2009 through January 10, 2010 in the F.M. Kirby Foundation Gallery at the Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center at Mount Vernon.
Dictionary of Books, relating to America, From its Discovery to the Present Time
Author: Joseph SabinPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 375252121X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.
Engineers of Independence
Author: Paul K. WalkerPublisher: The Minerva Group, Inc.
ISBN: 9781410201737
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
This collection of documents, including many previously unpublished, details the role of the Army engineers in the American Revolution. Lacking trained military engineers, the Americans relied heavily on foreign officers, mostly from France, for sorely needed technical assistance. Native Americans joined the foreign engineer officers to plan and carry out offensive and defensive operations, direct the erection of fortifications, map vital terrain, and lay out encampments. During the war Congress created the Corps of Engineers with three companies of engineer troops as well as a separate geographer's department to assist the engineers with mapping. Both General George Washington and Major General Louis Lebéque Duportail, his third and longest serving Chief Engineer, recognized the disadvantages of relying on foreign powers to fill the Army's crucial need for engineers. America, they contended, must train its own engineers for the future. Accordingly, at the war's end, they suggested maintaining a peacetime engineering establishment and creating a military academy. However, Congress rejected the proposals, and the Corps of Engineers and its companies of sappers and miners mustered out of service. Eleven years passed before Congress authorized a new establishment, the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers.