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George Washington's Surprise Attack: A New Look at the Battle That Decided the Fate of America
George Washington's Surprise Attack A New Look at the Battle That Decided the Fate of America Author:Phillip Thomas Tucker The untold story of the battle that rescued a revolution -- and created a nation — When the idealistic dream of a new republic called the United States of America was all but extinguished by December 1776, the tide of the revolution was changed by the first victory of George Washington's ragtage army at the Battle of Trenton. Never in the ann... more »als of military history had a commande overcome greater adversity or odds to achieve a more significant victory with greater long-term consequences. Washington's tactical brilliance, along with his strength of character and willpower, proved to be the key to securing success.
Historian Philip Thomas Tucker provides an in-depth look at the events of the battle, weeding out fiction and legend and presenting new insights and analysis. Stories from many forgotten individuals of the war, including officers and soldiers from both sides, bring to life the Continental army's desperate circumstances and schocking victory. Myths that Tucker debunks include the Hessians' slovenly drunkenness, Washingont's acting alone in creating the attack strategy, and Rall's incompetence as a leader contributing widely to his troops' defeat.
The book's new foreword reinforces that no chapter of America's story was more miraculous than Washington's improbale success at the Battle of Trenton, where America's fate was decided to almost everyone's amazement on a dark, snowy morning.« less