George Washington's Military Genius

Dave Richard Palmer

ISBN 10: 159698791X / ISBN 13: 9781596987913

Published by Regnery History, 2012

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New tightly bound hardcover in a new dust jacket. 8vo. (6 x 1 x 9 inches) Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes author's notes, bibliography, index, and maps. 270 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. George Washington's military strategy has been called bumbling at worst and brilliant at best. So which is it? Was George Washington a strategic genius or just lucky? So asks Dave R. Palmer in his new book, George Washington's Military Genius. An updated edition of Palmer's earlier work, The Way of the Fox, George Washington's Military Genius breaks down the American Revolution into four phases and analyzes Washington's strategy during each phrase. "The British did not have to lose; the patriots did not have to triumph," writes Palmer as he proves without a doubt that Washington's continuously-changing military tactics were deliberate, strategic responses to the various phases of the war, not because he lacked a plan of action. Confronting the critics who say Washington's battlefield success and ultimate victories were a function of luck, George Washington's Military Genius proves why the father of our country also deserves the title of America's preeminent strategist.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: George Washington's Military Genius
• Publisher: Regnery History
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159698791X
• ISBN 13: 9781596987913
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New

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Synopsis

George Washington’s military strategy has been called bumbling at worst and brilliant at best. So which is it? Was George Washington a strategic genius or just lucky? So asks Dave R. Palmer in his new book, George Washington’s Military Genius. An updated edition of Palmer's earlier work, The Way of the Fox, George Washington’s Military Genius breaks down the American Revolution into four phases and analyzes Washington's strategy during each phrase. "The British did not have to lose; the patriots did not have to triumph," writes Palmer as he proves without a doubt that Washington's continuously-changing military tactics were deliberate, strategic responses to the various phases of the war, not because he lacked a plan of action. Confronting the critics who say Washington's battlefield success and ultimate victories were a function of luck, George Washington's Military Genius proves why the father of our country also deserves the title of America's preeminent strategist.

About the Author

Dave Richard Palmer is a retired United States Army Lieutenant General, former Superintendent of the West Point, military historian and author, and former President of Walden University.