George Washington's Indispensable Men: Alexander Hamilton, Tench Tilghman, and the Aides-de-Camp Who Helped Win American Independence.
History has immortalized George Washington, but has largely forgotten those who helped to propel him to greatness-the men who served as his aides-de-camp during the Revolutionary War. George Washington's Indispensable Men details their fascinating and sometimes tragic lives, providing a new and...
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Guilford, Connecticut :
Stackpole Books,
2018.
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| Edition: | First Stackpole books paperback edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; CONTENTS; LIST OF MAPS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: THE FIRST YEARS OF THE REVOLUTION 1775-77; CHAPTER ONE: Washington Reinvents the Aide-De-Camp, 1775; CHAPTER TWO: The Siege of Boston July 1775-March 1776; CHAPTER THREE: In Defense of New York March-December 1776; PART TWO: THE BATTLE FOR THE MIDDLE COLONIES 1777-78; CHAPTER FOUR: The Defense of Philadelphia January-October 1777; CHAPTER FIVE: Valley Forge December 1777-May 1778; CHAPTER SIX: The Campaign of 1778; PART THREE: VICTORY AT LAST 1779-83; CHAPTER SEVEN: The War Moves South July 1778-December 1780.
- CHAPTER EIGHT: Hard Times January-December 1780CHAPTER NINE: The Varick Papers; CHAPTER TEN: The Siege of Yorktown January-November 1781; CHAPTER ELEVEN: Waiting For Peace November 1781-December 1783; PART FOUR: POSTWAR AMERICA; CHAPTER TWELVE: Different Paths; CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Closing Scenes; CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Conclusion; POSTSCRIPT; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.
