George Washington's Indispensable Men

by Lefkowitz, Arthur S.

• ISBN13: 9780811716468
• ISBN10: 0811716465
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: Stackpole Books

Summary

While history has immortalized George Washington, it has largely forgotten those who helped to propel him to such greatness: the 32 men who served as his aides-de-camp. George Washington's Indispensable Men asserts that Washington relied heavily on these men for help in formulating policy and strategy. His aides were definitely not just "pen men, " but real, behind-the-scenes advisors that potentially affected some of his greatest decisions.

Table of Contents

List of Maps	viii
Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xv
PART ONE: The First Years of the Revolution, 1775--77	1	(94)
George Washington Reinvents the Aide-de-Camp, 1775	3	(14)
The Siege of Boston, July 1775--March 1776	17	(28)
In Defense of New York, March--December 1776	45	(50)
PART TWO: The Battle for the Middle Colonies, 1777--78	95	(90)
The Defense of Philadelphia, January--October 1777	97	(36)
Valley Forge, December 1777--May 1778	133	(26)
The Campaign of 1778	159	(26)
PART THREE: Victory at Last, 1779--83	185	(80)
The War Moves South, July 1778--December 1780	187	(14)
Hard Times, January--December 1780	201	(16)
The Varick Papers	217	(10)
The Siege of Yorktown, January--November 1781	227	(28)
Waiting for Peace, November 1781--December 1783	255	(10)
PART FOUR: Postwar America	265	(46)
Different Paths	267	(22)
Closing Scenes	289	(16)
Conclusion	305	(6)
Postscript	311	(2)
Notes	313	(80)
Bibliography	393	(8)
Index	401