George Washington novels
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George Washington novels volume 1
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English
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After two bestselling series examining the Civil War and WWII, Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen have turned their sharp eye for detail on the Revolutionary War. Their story follows three men with three very different roles to play in history: General George Washington, Thomas Paine, and Jonathan Van Dorn, a private in Washington's army. The action focuses on one of the most iconic events in American history: Washington crossing the Delaware....
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2010.
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English
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Washington is full of doubt on the night of December 25, 1776. His army's morale is dangerously low. Each morning muster shows that hundreds have deserted during the night. The revolutionary spirit that burned so bright during the summer seems to be flickering out in the face of a harsh winter and repeated defeats. As a fierce winter storm blows down the river, the capture of General Charles Lee, the flight of the continental Congress from Philadelphia...
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2012.
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English
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It is 1781, and Washington and his army have spent three years engaged in near-constant skirmishing against the British. The enemy position in New York is far too strong. Then two crucial reports reach Washington. First, the French have briefly committed a fleet to the American coast. Second, Cornwallis is withdrawing to Yorktown to establish a new base. And Washington embarks on one of the most audacious moves in American military history.