George Washington's War ─ The Forging Of A Revolutionary Leader And The American Presidency

The organizational and political genius of George Washington, argues Chadwick (American history, Rutgers U.), was one of the prime reasons for American victory in the Revolutionary War. He profiles the many challenges that faced Washington in conducting the campaigns against the British and describes Washington's response. He also examines Washington's political activities in the period following the British defeat and Washington's ascendancy to the office of the presidency. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Bruce Chadwick, Ph.D., lectures in American history at Rutgers University while also teaching writing at New Jersey City University. He is a former journalist and the author of four other historical books: Brother against Brother: The Lost Civil War Diaries of Lt. Edmund Halsey, Two American Presidents: Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis 1861-1865, Traveling the Underground Railroad and The Reel Civil War: Mythmaking in American Film. He lives in New Jersey.