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In the hurricane's eye : the genius of George Washington and the victory at Yorktown
- Title
- In the hurricane's eye : the genius of George Washington and the victory at Yorktown / Nathaniel Philbrick.
- Author
- Philbrick, Nathaniel
- Publication
- New York, New York : Viking, [2018]
- ©2018
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Details
- Description
- xv, 366 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "In the fall of 1780, after five frustrating years of war, George Washington had come to realize that the only way to defeat the British Empire was with the help of the French navy. But as he had learned after two years of trying, coordinating his army's movements with those of a fleet of warships based thousands of miles away was next to impossible. And then, on September 5, 1781, the impossible happened. Recognized today as one of the most important naval engagements in the history of the world, the Battle of the Chesapeake--fought without a single American ship--made the subsequent victory of the Americans at Yorktown a virtual inevitability. In a narrative that moves from Washington's headquarters on the Hudson River, to the wooded hillside in North Carolina where Nathanael Greene fought Lord Cornwallis to a vicious draw, to Lafayette's brilliant series of maneuvers across Tidewater Virginia, Philbrick details the epic and suspenseful year through to its triumphant conclusion. A riveting and wide-ranging story, full of dramatic, unexpected turns, In the Hurricane's Eye reveals that the fate of the American Revolution depended, in the end, on Washington and the sea."--Jacket flap.
- Subjects
- United States
- Southern States
- Virginia > Yorktown
- 1775-1783
- History
- Siege of Yorktown (Virginia : 1781)
- HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State
- Southern States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
- Command of troops
- HISTORY / Military / Naval
- American Revolution (1775-1783)
- Yorktown (Va.) > History > Siege, 1781
- Military participation > French
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Participation, French
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 > Military leadership
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-346) and index.
- Contents
- Preface: The land and the sea -- Part I: "Against the wind". The building storm ; "An enemy in the heart of the country" ; "Delays and accidents of the sea" ; Bayonets and zeal ; The end of the tether -- Part II: "The ocean of history". "A ray of light" ; "The spur of speed" ; "Ligne de vitesse" ; Yorktown ; "The North River captain" -- Epilogue: Aftermath.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-266
- ISBN
- 9780525426769
- 0525426760
- LCCN
- 2018029041
- OCLC
- 1022206749
- Author
- Philbrick, Nathaniel, author.
- Title
- In the hurricane's eye : the genius of George Washington and the victory at Yorktown / Nathaniel Philbrick.
- Publisher
- New York, New York : Viking, [2018]
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-346) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1775-1783
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-266