The Day is Ours!: An Inside View of the Battles of Trenton and Princeton, November 1776-January 1777Rutgers University Press, 1998 - 426 páginas The Day is Ours is a dramatic account of two battles that turned the tide of the American Revolution. In this distinguished, highly readable, and richly detailed narrative history, William M. Dwyer reveals as vivid a picture as we are likely to see of a critical period in the American Revolution. He lets the participants--from American, British, and Hessian soldiers to myriad fearful and ambivalent citizens--tell the story in their own words. "Telling the story from the perspective, and often the words, of men in the ranks, Dwyer has written a dramatic account of this turning point in the American Revolution." --James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom " Dwyer] has cast his net wide, taking advantage of newly found or long-obscure accounts published during the celebration of the Revolution's bicentennial. We learn exactly how it was in that momentous time, from letters, diaries and recollections of officers and men on both sides and civilians caught in the middle." --New York Times Book Review "Dwyer has put together a wonderful, lively account that reflects a reporter's respect for quotes from eyewitnesses . . . He presents the facts and lets history speak for itself. The result is enthralling." --The Philadelphia Inquirer "The courage of the common soldier who stayed and fought when the sunshine patriots had all gone home is a story that deserves to be told--and Mr. Dwyer has told it well." --The Wall Street Journal |
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... later halfway around the globe . In the autumn of 1776 , however , there did exist ( as , it appears , in every major crisis ) a few good men who could be counted on — in James Wilkinson's phrase , " the little band that faced the storm ...
... later recall the sad day's doings : " We received a supply of cartridges and were ordered to eat our breakfast before daylight . As soon as daylight appeared , we were on our alarm posts . We had lines to defend a good distance from the ...
... later wrote in his journal , " every obstacle was swept aside , the earthworks broken through , the precipitous rocks scaled , and the [ American ] riflemen were driven out of their breastworks , from where they had been support- ed by ...
... ( later Lieutenant Colonel ) Stephen Kemble , an American serving as General Howe's deputy adjutant general . " To our shame , " he reported , though the Americans " capitulated for the safety of their baggage , they were stripped of ...
... later they " boarded the large ships , " seventeen in all . They arrived eleven days later at the harbor of Portsmouth , England . Here they waited and waited— " just marking time and trying to be in good spirits , " as good soldier ...
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XXXVI | 215 |
XXXVII | 227 |
XXXVIII | 229 |
XXXIX | 247 |
XL | 266 |
XLI | 272 |
XLII | 278 |
XLIII | 281 |
XI | 48 |
XII | 57 |
XV | 59 |
XVII | 64 |
XVIII | 75 |
XIX | 77 |
XX | 84 |
XXI | 93 |
XXII | 103 |
XXIII | 110 |
XXIV | 117 |
XXV | 123 |
XXVI | 131 |
XXVIII | 147 |
XXIX | 151 |
XXX | 158 |
XXXI | 167 |
XXXII | 172 |
XXXIII | 183 |
XXXIV | 190 |
XXXV | 196 |
XLIV | 297 |
XLV | 301 |
XLVI | 305 |
XLVII | 310 |
XLVIII | 315 |
XLIX | 317 |
L | 322 |
LII | 330 |
LIII | 337 |
LIV | 341 |
LV | 351 |
LVI | 353 |
LVII | 361 |
LVIII | 367 |
LIX | 372 |
LX | 387 |
LXI | 407 |
LXII | 409 |
LXIII | 419 |
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The Day is Ours!: November 1776-January 1777 : an Inside View of the Battles ... William M. Dwyer Vista de fragmentos - 1983 |
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