Lockhart, Paul Douglas

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The drillmaster of Valley Forge

the Baron de Steuben and the making of the American Army
  • Lockhart, Paul Douglas
2008
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.

The whites of their eyes

Bunker Hill, the first American Army, and the emergence of George Washington
  • Lockhart, Paul Douglas
2011
A reassessment of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first real engagement of the American Revolution in 1775, attempting to dispel lingering myths about the battle and the men who fought it, telling of the role of George Washington is shaping the American army, and discussing the real heroes of 1775 who became the first leaders of the new republic.
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