{"product_id":"general-george-washington-a-military-life-9780812969504","title":"General George Washington: A Military Life","description":"\"The most comprehensive and authoritative study of Washington's military career ever written.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Joseph J. Ellis, author of His Excellency: George Washington \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased largely on George Washington's personal papers, this engrossing book paints a vivid, factual portrait of Washington the soldier. An expert in military history, Edward Lengel demonstrates that the \"secret\" to Washington's excellence lay in his completeness, in how he united the military, political, and personal skills necessary to lead a nation in war and peace. Despite being an \"imperfect commander\"-and at times even a tactically suspect one-Washington nevertheless possessed the requisite combination of vision, integrity, talents, and good fortune to lead America to victory in its war for independence. At once informative and engaging, and filled with some eye-opening revelations about Washington, the American Revolution, and the very nature of military command, \u003ci\u003eGeneral George Washington\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that reintroduces readers to a figure many think they already know. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The book's balanced assessment of Washington is satisfying and thought-provoking. Lengel gives us a believable Washington . . . the most admired man of his generation by far.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-The Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A compelling picture of a man who was 'the archetypal American soldier' . . . The sum of his parts was the greatness of Washington.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[An] excellent book . . . fresh insights . . . If you have room on your bookshelf for only one book on the Revolution, this may be it.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward G. Lengel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812969504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEDWARD LENGEL is associate professor of history at the University of Virginia and associate editor of The Papers of George Washington. A specialist in military history, he is the author of W\u003ci\u003eorld War I Memories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Through British Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Edward G. Lengel \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47858797248669,"sku":"9780812969504","price":47.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_0c2f5ea0-6d68-4e41-804f-55e71ad16911.jpg?v=1776860446","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/general-george-washington-a-military-life-9780812969504","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}