Washington's Crossing
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Washington's Crossing
Author: David Hackett Fischer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Copyright: 2004
Pages: 564
Cover Price: $ 35.00
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General Washington's crossing of the
Delaware River after darkness had fallen on Christmas Day, 1776, leading to his surprise attack and defeat of the Hessians on December 26, stands as a model of unconventional warfare. This dramatic and colorful narrative of a pivotal moment in American history shows us how the campaign developed in a web of hard choices by many actors on both sides of the Delaware.
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George Washington fought in both the French and Indian and the Revolutionary wars, and was his country's first President.
