عنوان

Fatal Sunday :

(Number (ISBN

0806153350

(Number (ISBN

0806157488

(Number (ISBN

9780806153353

(Number (ISBN

9780806157481

Title Proper

Fatal Sunday :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

George Washington, the Monmouth Campaign, and the politics of battle /

First Statement of Responsibility

Mark Edward Lender and Garry Wheeler Stone.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Norman :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Oklahoma Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2016]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxi, 600 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, maps ;

Dimensions

24 cm.

Series Title

Campaigns and commanders ;

Volume Designation

volume 54

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 549-575) and indexes.

Text of Note

The audit of war: the military situation, 1777-1778 -- A general under fire: George Washington and his critics -- Antagonists: the British and American armies -- Toward a new campaign -- The matter of Major General Charles Lee -- The roads to Monmouth I: Henry Clinton's march -- The roads to Monmouth II: the continental advance -- General Lee's orders: expectations and misunderstandings -- Battlefield and village -- Morning at Monmouth I: the opening round -- Morning at Monmouth II: General Lee's battle -- Commanders in conflict: the Washington and Lee affair -- Buying time: the point of woods and the hedgerow -- The great cannonade -- Death in the afternoon: the battle of detachments -- Aftermath of battle: the living and the dead -- The British and the French: departures and arrivals -- Constructing victory, settling scores -- A campaign in retrospect: assessments and legacies.

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Text of Note

Historians have long considered the Battle of Monmouth one of the most complicated engagements of the American Revolution. Fought on Sunday, June 28, 1778, Monmouth was critical to the success of the Revolution. It also marked a decisive turning point in the military career of George Washington. Without the victory at Monmouth Courthouse, Washington's critics might well have marshaled the political strength to replace him as the American commander-in-chief. Authors Mark Edward Lender and Garry Wheeler Stone argue that in political terms, the Battle of Monmouth constituted a pivotal moment in the War for Independence.

Washington, George,1732-1799-- Military leadership.

Washington, George,1732-1799.

Monmouth, Battle of, Freehold, N.J., 1778.

Command of troops.

New Jersey, Freehold.

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Lender, Mark Edward,1947-

Stone, Garry Wheeler

Date of Transaction

20200822132227.0

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Electronic name

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