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    The Drillmaster of Valley Forge: The Baron de Steuben and the Making of the American Army

    By Paul Lockhart

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    “A terrific biography….The dramatic story of how the American army that beat the British was forged has never been better told than in this remarkable book.”
    —Doris Kearns Goodwin, New York Times bestselling author of Team of Rivals

     

    The true story of the Baron de Steuben and the making of the American Army, The Drillmaster of Valley Forge is the first biography in half a century of the immigrant Prussian soldier who molded George Washington’s ragged, demoralized troops into the fighting force that eventually triumphed in America’s War of Independence. Praised by renowned historian Thomas Fleming as “an important book for anyone interested in the American Revolution,” The Drillmaster of Valley Forge rights a historical wrong by finally giving a forgotten hero his well-deserved due.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 6, 2009
    ISBN9780061982538

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    • 5/5
      This is an excellent book. Loxkhart does job of presenting the characters as real people. He does not fall into eitheer of the common traps; villifying or deifing the founders. This book restore the Baron de Steuben to his rightful place in American History. He is one of the key players of the American Revolution, but he is sinking into obscurity in our society. This book is a must for any student of the Revolutionary War.
    • 3/5
      This is a well written bioagraphy of Steuben's life, service and aid to Washington's army and debunks many of the stories about him. Steuben was a complex man, a well trained soldier and friend of the American Revolution; well worth reading for those interested in the personalities of the American Revolutionary Army.
    • 4/5
      Generally enjoyable and well written biography of one of the Revolutions most interesting characters. Offers a good background to the man many think responsible for the "making" of the Continental Army and explores some little known facets of his later life.
    • 4/5
      A great, quick read about a man who should be more famous in the US than he is. I enjoyed Paul Lockhart's easy style.The book definitely fleshed out the Baron de Steuben far beyond what the title suggests. Steuben had a far greater impact on not just the army, but the Revolution itself. Aside from Alexander Hamilton (who's often referred to as "Alex Hamilton" by Lockhart, which is just weird), Steuben may be the best early example of an immigrant chasing, and to a large degree achieving, the American Dream.
    • 4/5
      This is an excellent biography of the little known Baron de Steuben, without whom the American Revolution may have been lost. An irascible Prussian ex-patriot, Steuben deemed himself at mid-life to have been a failure. As so many others were able to do, he journeyed to America to reinvent himself. Because of his efforts, a legacy of order and discipline was imparted to the Continental Army that has been carried forward to this day. A brilliant, but flawed man, his story weaves throughout the lives of the heroes of the founding of the United States.