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MWSA Review
Washington’s War views Washington from multiple aspects, and at the same time ends up giving a fairly complete history of the Revolutionary War. It is practically a comprehensive biography, without trying to be, at least from his early days to the end of the Revolution. This unique perspective enables the author to make the war personal through the victories and tribulations that Washington experiences as he tries to fight a desperate war for the freedom of a new nation and ideals that will eventually free tens of millions across the world. The book is logically organized, and the storyline flows smoothly. It would appeal to readers with an interest in George Washington and the Revolutionary War, American military history, and people interested in the general history of the latter eighteenth century.
Review by Terry Lloyd (June 2023)
Author's Synopsis
This book is a history of the American Revolutionary War, but focusing on George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Continental forces.
George Washington was a man of action who never shirked from danger but was at the same time deeply introspective. He examined his inner-self to make sure he was doing the right and correct thing before making any decision. He was a man of great courage, sincerity, empathy, conscience, intellect, ideals, passion and strength of will. He cared as deeply for the well-being of the troops under his command as he did for the ideal of an independent nation. He was also ambitious, driven to be the very best he could be, a greatly skilled and accomplished leader in the eyes of others and of himself.
The book fully examines and provides factual descriptions of the key battles of the war and Washington’s critical influence on each one.
Washington may not have been the greatest battlefield General, a thought certainly shared by British generals such as Howe, Clinton, Burgoyne and Cornwallis; but among all military leaders on both sides, he was the only one possessed of the special qualities of heart, mind and soul required to achieve victory in a long and bloody war. He was successful principally because he brought every ounce of intellect and will he possessed to both win the war and in so doing establishing the foundation for a democratic republic.
Most of the British generals and certainly George III, King of England, underestimated Washington’s skills and viewed him as little more than an inferior colonist. They did this to their ultimate regret. The book provides convincing evidence that both Washington and the residents of the thirteen colonies were up to the task of earning freedom for themselves; and in the process supplanting autocracy with democracy.
Format(s) for review: Kindle Only
Review Genre: Nonfiction—History
Number of Pages: 264
Word Count: 21,834