The drillmaster of Valley Forge : the Baron de Steuben and the making of the American Army
Paul Douglas Lockhart (Author)
A biography of the Revolutionary War general, Baron von Steuben--Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben--that focuses on his military career, and describes his efforts to create West Point and his contributions to the "Blue Book," which detailed army regulations
Print Book,English, 2008
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Smithsonian Books ; Collins, [Washington, D.C.], New York, NY, 2008
Biography
viii, 337 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780061451638, 9780061451645, 0061451630, 0061451649
219568652
The finest school of warfare in the world
Courtier and supplicant
This illustrious stranger
A man profound in the science of war
On the parade-ground at Valley Forge
Jealousies and hindrances
Trial by combat
The blue book
The true meaning of discipline
Tormenting the governor
From Virginia to Fraunces Tavern
An old soldier in peacetime