Washington and His Generals, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)
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| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
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Excerpt from Washington and His Generals, Vol. 1 of 2 The design of the following work is to group around Washington the chief characters and scenes of our Revolution. In all histories of that event, movements and results are given, rather than scenes; and hence, while the plan and progress are clearly developed, the heroic character and thrilling interest of the struggle are in a great measure lost, it thus necessarily becomes a matter of business, and the enthusiasm and fervor which characterized it, and indeed were the most remarkable facts of all, do not have their due prominence. In histories designed to give all the details and minutiæ, both in the civil and military departments, this is almost inevitable. Alison and Napier, however, furnish exceptions to this rule. It is a little strange that a war, embracing more of the romantic and heroic of any that ever transpired, should appear on record so tame and business-like. But, in the effort to render to every regiment and company its due honor, and to give an exact description of the manner in which every battle is fought, the spirit is necessarily lost sight of; yet the complete historian feels under obligation to do this. My plan does not confine me to such details; and hence, while I have endeavored to present a correct and accurate description of every battle-field, I have often sunk minor movements and individual actions, in order to prevent confusion. In writing the account of a campaign or battle for a military man, one needs to look on it from a different point of view than he would in writing for the general reader. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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