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The Drillmaster of Valley Forge audiobook
- By: Paul Lockhart
- Category: Biography & Autobiography, General
- Length: 12 hours 9 minutes
- Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish date: November 03, 2008
- Language: English
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The Drillmaster of Valley Forge Audiobook Summary
The image of the Baron de Steuben training Washington’s ragged, demoralized troops in the snow at Valley Forge is part of the iconography of our Revolutionary heritage, but most history fans know little more about this fascinating figure.
In the first book on Steuben since 1937, Paul Lockhart, an expert on European military history, finally explains the significance of Steuben’s military experience in Europe. Steeped in the traditions of the Prussian army of Frederick the Great-the most ruthlessly effective in Europe-he taught the soldiers of the Continental Army how to fight like Europeans. His guiding hand shaped the army that triumphed over the British at Monmouth, Stony Point, and Yorktown. And his influence did not end with the Revolution. Steuben was instrumental in creating West Point and in writing the “Blue Book”-the first official regulations of the American army. His principles have guided the American armed forces to this day.
Steuben’s life is also a classic immigrant story. A failure in midlife, he uprooted himself from his native Europe to seek one last chance at glory and fame in the New World. In America he managed to reinvent himself-making his background quite a bit more glamorous than it really was-but redeeming himself by his exceptional service and becoming, in a sense, the man he claimed to be.
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The Drillmaster of Valley Forge Full Details
| Length | 12 hours 9 minutes |
| Author | Paul Lockhart |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Tantor Media, Inc |
| Release date | November 03, 2008 |
| ISBN | 9781400179688 |
Subjects
The publisher of the The Drillmaster of Valley Forge is Tantor Media, Inc. includes the following subjects: Biography & Autobiography, General, History, Military, United States, History, United States, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) The BISAC Subject Code is Biography & Autobiography, General
Additional info
The publisher of the The Drillmaster of Valley Forge is Tantor Media, Inc. The imprint is Tantor Media, Inc. It is supplied by Tantor Media, Inc. The ISBN-13 is 9781400179688.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
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