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内容説明
“The most comprehensive and authoritative study of Washington’s military career ever written.”
–Joseph J. Ellis， author of His Excellency: George Washington
Based largely on George Washington’s personal papers， this engrossing book paints a vivid， factual portrait of Washington the soldier. An expert in military history， Edward Lengel demonstrates that the “secret” to Washington’s excellence lay in his completeness， in how he united the military， political， and personal skills necessary to lead a nation in war and peace. Despite being an “imperfect commander”–and at times even a tactically suspect one–Washington nevertheless possessed the requisite combination of vision， integrity， talents， and good fortune to lead America to victory in its war for independence. At once informative and engaging， and filled with some eye-opening revelations about Washington， the American Revolution， and the very nature of military command， General George Washington is a book that reintroduces readers to a figure many think they already know.
“The book’s balanced assessment of Washington is satisfying and thought-provoking. Lengel gives us a believable Washington . . . the most admired man of his generation by far.”
–The Washington Post Book World
“A compelling picture of a man who was ‘the archetypal American soldier’ . . . The sum of his parts was the greatness of Washington.”
–The Boston Globe
“[An] excellent book . . . fresh insights . . . If you have room on your bookshelf for only one book on the Revolution， this may be it.”
–The Washington Times
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Lengel’s Washington is the archetypal American soldier—an amateur citizen in arms who struggles to learn an unfamiliar and demanding craft on the job—one who is at the opposite pole from the paragon described in Douglas Southall Freeman’s seven-volume biography. A military historian and associate editor of Washington’s papers， Lengel presents a Washington who was not a creative military thinker， who made no contributions to the theory of war and who conducted his operations， Lengel argues， conventionally and unreflectively. He lacked an eye for defensive positions and could be dangerously rash in attack. More serious， Lengel finds， was Washington’s consistent overestimation of the fighting power of his own forces relative to the British. But though Washington was no more than a competent soldier， he excelled as a war leader. Lengel praises his strategic vision， and his perception of America as a nation of free people with a collective destiny， as well as his bravery in battle， loyalty to his subordinates， indefatigability in his administration at all levels and his concern for the welfare of his troops. Lengel also shows Washington as a superb politician， whose relations with civilian authorities were almost uniformly good， and who was dedicated to the cause of independence. For Lengel， Washington’s character inspired the trust necessary for any successful revolution. This outstanding work does that character justice. (June 7)
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