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Pulaski, at the age of 30 already a famous commander of cavalry in Poland, offered his services to George Washington. He proceeded to earn the title of 'The Father of the American Cavalry', as well as a congressional appointment as Brigadier General and commander of cavalry regiments. In this well researched biography Pulaski emerges as a brave soldier, demanding commander, and brilliant leader.
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Leszek Szymanski
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A veteran of Poland's struggle for independence from Russia, Count Pulaski (1747-1779) fought in the American Revolution out of a love of liberty and a desire for fame. Syzmanski, a California freelance writer, makes much of Pulaski's role as "father of the American cavalry," even though his elaborate and intelligent regulations were never put into effect. Starved for troops, equipment and money, the Continental army's cavalry remained a military stepchild. Szymanski's biography presents a story of countless petty frustrations culminating in Pulaski's death, not in a heroic mounted charge but in attempting to rally a futile infantry attack against the British fortifications of Savannah. The book is poorly edited. Pulaski himself never clearly emerges from the lengthy reproductions of documents on obscure details of his career. Nor are his achievements and failures placed in the war's wider context. Even specialists in military history and the Revolutionary War will find the book disappointing.
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- PublisherHippocrene Books
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0781801575
- ISBN 13 9780781801577
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages316
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