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WASHINGTONS GENERAL: Nathanael Greene and the Triumph of the American Revolution

Autor: Terry Golway

In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown (The American Revolution Series, Band 3)

Autor: Nathaniel Philbrick

Jungs werden eingeschult: Ich komme in die 1. Klasse – Mutmach-Geschichten zur Einschulung (Kinderbuch für Jungs mit 5 bis 6 Jahren)

Herausgeber: Kinder Mondlicht
Autor: Petra Lohnsen

HENRY KISSINGER BIOGRAFIE: Die unbekannten Fakten über Henry Kissinger, der im Alter von 100 Jahren verstarb. Sein frühes Leben, seine Erfolge, ... und andere Fakten, (Reise durch die Zeit)

Autor: Amelia Lawson

A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan

Autor: Michael Kazin

Revolution Besieged: Lenin 1917 - 1923 (Vol. 3)

Autor: Tony Cliff

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States

Sarah Vowell

From the best-selling author of Assassination Vacation and Unfamiliar Fishes, a humorous account of the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette - the one Frenchman we could all agree on - and an insightful portrait of a nation's idealism and its reality.

On August 16, 1824, an elderly French gentlemen sailed into New York Harbor, and giddy Americans were there to welcome him. Or, rather, to welcome him back. It had been 30 years since he had last set foot in the United States, and he was so beloved that 80, 000 people showed up to cheer for him. The entire population of New York at the time was 120, 000.

Lafayette's arrival in 1824 coincided with one of the most contentious presidential elections in American history. Congress had just fought its first epic battle over slavery, and the threat of a Civil War loomed. But Lafayette, belonging to neither North nor South, to no political party or faction, was a walking, talking reminder of the sacrifices and bravery of the revolutionary generation and what they wanted this country to be. His return was not just a reunion with his beloved Americans; it was a reunion for Americans with their own astonishing, singular past.

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States is a humorous and insightful portrait of the famed Frenchman, the impact he had on our young country, and his ongoing relationship with instrumental Americans of the time, including George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and many more.

John Slattery as the Marquis de Lafayette
Nick Offerman as George Washington
Fred Armisen as Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Bobby Cannavale as Benjamin Franklin
John Hodgman as John Adams
Stephanie March as Evelyn Wotherspoon Wainwight and Linda Williams
Alexis Denisof as The British Leadership
Patton Oswalt as Thomas Jefferson and Sherm

John Paul Jones: The Life and Legacy of the Revolutionary War Commander Dubbed the Father of the American Navy

Charles River Editors

" Surrender? I have not yet begun to fight!" - attributed to John Paul Jones

Many Americans labor under the misconception that the nation's colonial and national heritage was almost wholly accomplished by an English migration. However, early America witnessed the development of New York by the Dutch, the southernmost regions by Spain, and what would become eastern Canada by the French after lengthy battles with Britain. In fact, the Seven Years' War during the 1750s was fought on a nearly global scale between several European belligerents.

As a result, when the Revolution began, the Continental Army sported numerous volunteers from Ireland, Scotland, virtually every European nation between France and Russia, and men from the northern and southern borders of the European continent. There are good reasons America doesn't possess a constitutionally -confirmed national language, despite an English-speaking majority; among the early proposals for such a common language, German and French served as contenders, with the latter going on to become Western Europe's official diplomatic language. Likewise, those who accomplished the legislative, diplomatic, and military miracles that helped 13 separate colonies hold off the greatest power in the world represented a multi-national heritage.

With European nations unceasingly at war, soldiers from one side or the other often found themselves in disfavor, were marked men in exile, or were fleeing from a superior force. To General George Washington's good fortune, a few found their way to the colonies to join in the cause. Some were adventurers recently cut off from their own borders, while others embraced the American urge for freedom that so closely mirrored the same movements in their home countries.

Plenty of unusual characters came to the colonies to participate in the war, with many sporting dubious titles such as the Baron de Kalb, but perhaps none arrived in a more unique way than John Paul Jones, a Scottish sailor who had plenty of experience with British ships before a controversial row on one ship compelled him to flee to the colonies in 1775. As it turned out, he was arriving in Virginia just in time for more fighting, this time against the British.

Despite his lofty sobriquet, Jones constantly found himself frustrated by people and events beyond his control during the Revolution, and it would take years before the aggressive commander could take the fight to the British. Through a murky system involving French ships, and an even murkier chain of events, Jones engaged the British in battle around the British Isles, and his aggression became the stuff of legend. While the British accused him of being a pirate, he was feted by the Americans and French during the war before joining the Russian navy after the war.

The Strategy of Victory: How General George Washington Won the American Revolution

Thomas Fleming

A sweeping and insightful grand strategic overview of the American Revolution, highlighting Washington's role in orchestrating victory and creating the U S Army

Led by the Continental Congress, the Americans almost lost the war for independence because their military thinking was badly muddled. Following the victory in 1775 at Bunker Hill, patriot leaders were convinced that the key to victory was the homegrown militia - local men defending their families and homes. But the flush of early victory soon turned into a bitter reality as the British routed Americans fleeing New York.

General George Washington knew that having and maintaining an army of professional soldiers was the only way to win independence. As he fought bitterly with the leaders in Congress over the creation of a regular army, he patiently waited until his new army was ready for pitched battle. His first opportunity came late in 1776, following his surprise crossing of the Delaware River. In New Jersey the strategy of victory was about to unfold.

In The Strategy of Victory, preeminent historian Thomas Fleming examines the battles that created American independence, revealing how the creation of a professional army worked on the battlefield to secure victory, independence, and a lasting peace for the young nation.

The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers

Thomas Fleming

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Gore Vidal

A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier: Some Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of Joseph Plumb Martin (Signet Classics)

Joseph Plumb Martin

Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life

Albert Louis Zambone

Washington's Crossing (Pivotal Moments in American History)

David Hackett Fischer

Merrill, J: Sex and the Scientist

Jane Merrill

Washington's Revolutionary War Generals (Campaigns and Commanders, Band 68)

Stephen R. Taaffe

The Battle of Oriskany and General Nicholas Herkimer: Revolution in the Mohawk Valley (English Edition)

Autor: Paul A Boehlert

Henry Knox: Visionary General of the American Revolution (English Edition)

Autor: Mark Puls