| Tango01 | 13 Apr 2020 3:05 p.m. PST |
"By the spring of 1780, American fortunes were at a low point. Charleston, South Carolina, fell to British forces on May 12. At Morristown, New Jersey, George Washington's army struggled to recover from the worst winter of the entire war. The national economy failing, his troops short of supplies and on the verge of mutiny, Washington prepared for an all-out assault on British-occupied New York City with the support of approaching French naval and land forces under General Rochambeau. The planned attack was a gamble born of desperation. Washington felt he had to risk it, or face certain defeat…"
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 Dan Cyr  | 13 Apr 2020 3:43 p.m. PST |
$26 USD dollars for a 144 page book (with 20 pictures), plus I'm assuming postage to actually get, is really expensive. This is a lot cheaper: link I'm sure the "book" is a lot deeper and contains much more material, but I'll skip it due to the cost. |
| Brechtel198 | 14 Apr 2020 6:50 a.m. PST |
I found this one which is older and ordered it. It appears to be more comprehensive than the book by Lender. link |
| oldnorthstate | 14 Apr 2020 6:57 a.m. PST |
144 pages is not too bad for the topic…"illustrations" are good…let's hope they include some detailed maps and an order of battle. Alternatively Thomas Fleming wrote "The Forgotten Victory" about the same topic in 1973, 300 pages…one stylized map and no order of battle. |
| Tango01 | 14 Apr 2020 8:49 p.m. PST |
Thanks Kevin!.
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| Brechtel198 | 15 Apr 2020 3:48 a.m. PST |
I'll let you know how Fleming's book is. He also wrote an excellent book on Bunker Hill, originally entitled Now We Are Enemies. |
| Uparmored | 16 Apr 2020 2:44 a.m. PST |
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| Brechtel198 | 18 Apr 2020 2:26 p.m. PST |
I received Fleming's book and started to read it. It appears to be an excellent volume and is worth what I paid for it. |
| Brechtel198 | 20 Apr 2020 3:12 p.m. PST |
This is one of the few times I have seen mentioned that Washington's small guard (156 all ranks) was committed to combat. Led by their commander, Major Caleb Gibbs, they fought successfully against the Hessian Jagers, losing three dead and five wounded. |
| Brechtel198 | 20 Apr 2020 3:16 p.m. PST |
Alternatively Thomas Fleming wrote "The Forgotten Victory" about the same topic in 1973, 300 pages…one stylized map and no order of battle. Two maps, 350 pages (302 pages of text, the rest notes, bibliography, and Index) and the units engaged can be found in the text. |
| Bill N | 20 Apr 2020 9:09 p.m. PST |
I read Fleming from our local library when it came out. I thought it was good. I agreed that it isn't as wargamer friendly as other works by other authors. This wasn't a problem for me. It might be for others so I think it is helpful information to have. I do think the book would have been better if there were more maps. So does Lengel handle this any better? |
| oldnorthstate | 26 Apr 2020 6:27 a.m. PST |
Brechtel198, the maps are very poor but typical unfortunately and when I read a book I don't want to have to compile an OB from the text, which is usually incomplete in any case. |
| Historydude18 | 28 Apr 2020 8:47 p.m. PST |
I might get this since I've always been interested in Springfield. Can't wait for Michael Harris' Germantown which is due out June 19th. |
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