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The drillmaster of Valley Forge : the Baron de Steuben and the making of the American Army
- Title
- The drillmaster of Valley Forge : the Baron de Steuben and the making of the American Army / Paul Lockhart.
- Author
- Lockhart, Paul Douglas, 1963-
- Publication
- [Washington, D.C.] : Smithsonian Books ; New York, NY : Collins, c2008.
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Details
- Description
- viii, 337 p. : ill., fascims., maps, ports.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Generals > United States > Biography
- Valley Forge (Pa.) > History, Military > 18th century
- United States > Continental Army > Biography
- Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 > Military leadership
- Prussians > United States > Biography
- Military art and science > United States > History > 18th century
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Participation, Prussian
- United States > Continental Army > Drill and tactics
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Campaigns
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-319) and index.
- Contents
- The finest school of warfare in the world -- Courtier and supplicant -- This illustrious stranger -- A man profound in the science of war -- On the parade-ground at Valley Forge -- Jealousies and hindrances -- Trial by combat -- The blue book -- The true meaning of discipline -- Tormenting the governor -- From Virginia to Fraunces Tavern -- An old soldier in peacetime.
- Call Number
- IG 09-4203
- ISBN
- 9780061451638 (alk. paper)
- 0061451630 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008013761
- OCLC
- 219568652
- Author
- Lockhart, Paul Douglas, 1963-
- Title
- The drillmaster of Valley Forge : the Baron de Steuben and the making of the American Army / Paul Lockhart.
- Imprint
- [Washington, D.C.] : Smithsonian Books ; New York, NY : Collins, c2008.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-319) and index.
- Research Call Number
- IG 09-4203