The drillmaster of Valley Forge

the Baron de Steuben and the making of the American Army

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.

Smithsonian Books
2008
9780061451638
book

Holdings

196969