Category: History: U.S.: 18th Century

Copyright/published Year: 2006 by Harper Collins

ISBN: 0060872934

Binding: Paper

Description: The defining moments of the Revolutionary War did not occur on ì the battlefield or at the diplomatic table, claims Thomas ì Fleming, but at Valley Forge, where the Continental Army wintered ì in 1777-78. WASHINGTON'S SECRET WAR tells the dramatic story of ì how those several critical months transformed a beaten, ì bedraggled group of recruits into a professional army capable of ì defeating the world's most formidable military power.

While the British Army relaxed in Philadelphia only 20 miles ì away, George Washington trained his army under brutal conditions. ì Fleming reveals that during this difficult winter Washington was ì simultaneously fighting another war - one for his political life ì as members of the Continental Congress hatched a plot to unseat ì him and others plotted to betray him. For the first time, ì WASHINGTON'S SECRET WAR reveals how Washington's genius at ì negotiating the gray world of spies, double agents, and palace ì intrigue vaulted him from losing general to the charismatic ì father of his country.

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