Books Details
Author : Bob Drury Pages : 448 pages Publisher : Simon Schuster
Language : ISBN-10 : 1501152726 ISBN-13 : 9781501152726
Books Descriptions
The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Heart of
Everything That Is return with ?a thorough, nuanced, and
enthralling account? (The Wall Street Journal) about one of the
most inspiring?and underappreciated?chapters in American
history: the Continental Army?s six-month transformation in
Valley Forge.In December 1777, some 12,000 members of America?s
Continental Army stagger into a small Pennsylvania encampment
near British-occupied Philadelphia. Their commander in chief,
George Washington, is at the lowest ebb of his military career.
Yet, somehow, Washington, with a dedicated coterie of advisers,
sets out to breathe new life into his military force. Against
all odds, they manage to turn a bobtail army of citizen
soldiers into a professional fighting force that will change
the world forever. Valley Forge is the story of how that
metamorphosis occurred. Bestselling authors Bob Drury and Tom
Clavin show us how this miracle was accomplished despite
thousands of American soldiers
