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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Alan C. CatePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Edition: Annotated edition Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9780275987077ISBN 10: 0275987078 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 01 September 2006 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews<p> There is no shortage of books on the American Revolution, as readers of Choice know. A recent entry is this compact volume of minibiographies of 15 battlefield leaders who made American independence, including the infamous (Benedict Arnold), the famous (John Paul Jones), the relatively obscure (Daniel Morgan), and the militarily brilliant (Nathanael Greene). Military man Cate (US Military Academy and a quarter century of service in the army) weaves a coherent, skillfully written survey of the Revolution from beginning to end through the service of the 15 men chosen. The book is obviously aimed at novices--and it is a joy to read....Recommended. Public libraries/general collections. - <p>Choice <p> Founding Fighters: The Battlefield Leaders who Made American Independence expertly recounts the stories of fifteen of the American Revolution's most important and colorful battlefield commanders...Overall, Cate has provided readers with a superb book that will educate them on the men who were instrumental in America gaining independence. While most are familiar with Washington, reading Founding FighterS will familiarize them the other major players of the war. General readers and scholars should add this book to their list. - <p>Lt. Colonel Robert A. Lynn, Florida Guard """There is no shortage of books on the American Revolution, as readers of Choice know. A recent entry is this compact volume of minibiographies of 15 battlefield leaders who made American independence, including the infamous (Benedict Arnold), the famous (John Paul Jones), the relatively obscure (Daniel Morgan), and the militarily brilliant (Nathanael Greene). Military man Cate (US Military Academy and a quarter century of service in the army) weaves a coherent, skillfully written survey of the Revolution from beginning to end through the service of the 15 men chosen. The book is obviously aimed at novices--and it is a joy to read....Recommended. Public libraries/general collections."" - Choice ""Founding Fighters: The Battlefield Leaders who Made American Independence expertly recounts the stories of fifteen of the American Revolution's most important and colorful battlefield commanders...Overall, Cate has provided readers with a superb book that will educate them on the men who were instrumental in America gaining independence. While most are familiar with Washington, reading Founding Fighters will familiarize them the other major players of the war. General readers and scholars should add this book to their list."" - Lt. Colonel Robert A. Lynn, Florida Guard" There is no shortage of books on the American Revolution, as readers of Choice know. A recent entry is this compact volume of minibiographies of 15 battlefield leaders who made American independence, including the infamous (Benedict Arnold), the famous (John Paul Jones), the relatively obscure (Daniel Morgan), and the militarily brilliant (Nathanael Greene). Military man Cate (US Military Academy and a quarter century of service in the army) weaves a coherent, skillfully written survey of the Revolution from beginning to end through the service of the 15 men chosen. The book is obviously aimed at novices--and it is a joy to read....Recommended. Public libraries/general collections. -Choice Author InformationAlan C. Cate teaches history at University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and holds a Masters Degree in American history from Stanford University. He is also a graduate of the Ecole Superieure de Guerre in Paris, and was a National Security Fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. During a 25 career as an infantry officer, Cate not only commanded at levels ranging from a small Special Forces team to a 1000-soldier battalion, but he also taught history at West Point and served on the faculties of the U.S. Army's Command and General Staff College (Fort Leavenworth, Kan.) and the Army War College (Carlisle Barracks, Penn.). He has published numerous articles on American military history. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |