George Washington's Military Genius

by Dave Richard Palmer

George Washington’s military strategy has been called bumbling at worst and brilliant at best. So which is it? Was George Washington a strategic genius or just lucky? So asks Dave R. Palmer in his new book, George Washington’s Military Genius . An updated edition of Palmer's earlier work, The Way of the Fox , George Washington’s Military Genius breaks down the American Revolution into four phases and analyzes Washington's strategy during each phrase. " The British did not have to lose; the patriots did not have to triumph ," writes Palmer as he proves without a doubt that Washington's continuously-changing military tactics were deliberate, strategic responses to the various phases of the war, not because he lacked a plan of action. Confronting the critics who say Washington's battlefield success and ultimate victories were a function of luck, George Washington's Military Genius proves why the father of our country also deserves the title of America's preeminent strategist.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, American History, American Revolution, Military History, Biography, Military Fiction

320 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2012

About the author

Lieutenant General Dave Richard Palmer is an American retired military officer, military historian and educational administrator. He served as Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point 1986-1991.