GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MOMENTOUS YEAR, TWELVE MONTHS THAT TRANSFORMED THE REVOLUTION VOLUME 1: The Philadelphia Campaign, July to December 1777

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Narrates the personalities, decisions, and battles of the Philadelphia campaign, primarily from the perspective of Washington. Demonstrates that Washington was an offensive-minded commander seeking avenues of attack during a very mobile campaign, based on primary sources. Details the relationships between the commander in chief and personalities such as Alexander Hamilton and Marquis De Lafayette, as well as less-heralded volunteers like, Tench Tilghman, Caleb Gibbs, John Cadwalader, and Joseph Reed. Contains 35 illustrations.