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A sweeping and insightful grand strategic summary of the American Revolution, highlighting Washington's role in orchestrating victory and creating the US Army Led by the Continental Congress, the Us citizens almost lost the battle for self-reliance because their armed forces thinking was terribly muddled. Following victory in 1775 at Bunker Hill, patriot market leaders were persuaded that the main element to victory was the homegrown militia - local men defending their families and homes. But the flush of early victory soon converted into a bitter certainty as the English routed Us citizens fleeing New York. General George Washington knew that having and retaining an military of professional military was the only way to win self-reliance. As he fought bitterly with the market leaders in Congress over the creation of a normal military, he patiently waited until his new military was ready for pitched challenge. His first opportunity came late in 1776, pursuing his shock crossing of the Delaware River. In New Jersey the strategy of victory was about to unfold. In The Strategy of Victory, preeminent historian Thomas Fleming examines the battles that created American self-reliance, revealing the way the creation of a professional army worked on the battlefield to secure victory, self-reliance, and a sustained tranquility for the young nation.
