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UNINA9910145326603321 |
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Autore |
Ferling John E. |
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Titolo |
The first of men : a life of George Washington / / by John E. Ferling |
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Newfound Press, 1988 |
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Knoxville : , : University of Tennessee Press, , c1988 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 598 pages) : illustrations |
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Presidents - United States |
Generals - United States |
Presidents - Biography - United States |
Generals - Biography - United States |
Regions & Countries - Americas |
History & Archaeology |
United States - General |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [579]-584) and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Written by John Ferling, one of America's leading historians of the Revolutionary era, The First of Men offers an illuminating portrait of George Washington's life, with emphasis on his military and political career. Here is a riveting account that captures Washington in all his complexity, recounting not only Washington's familiar sterling qualities--courage, industry, ability to make difficult decisions, ceaseless striving for self-improvement, love of his family and loyalty to friends--but also his less well known character flaws. Indeed, as Ferling shows, Washington had to overcome many negative traits as he matured into a leader. The young Washington was accused of ingratitude and certain of his letters from this period read as if they were written by "a pompous martinet and a whining, petulant brat." As commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, he lost his temper more than once and indulged flatterers. Aaron Burr found him "a boring, colorless person." As president, he often believed the worst about |
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individual officials. Ferling concludes that Washington's personality and temperament were those of "a self-centered and self-absorbed man, one who since youth had exhibited a fragile self-esteem." And yet he managed to realize virtually every grand design he ever conceived. Ferling's Washington is driven, fired by ambition, envy, and dreams of fame and fortune. Yet his leadership and character galvanized the American Revolution--probably no one else could have kept the war going until the master stroke at Yorktown--and helped the fledgling nation take, and survive, its first unsteady steps. This superb paperback makes available once again an unflinchingly honest and compelling biography of the father of our country. |
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UNINA9910781331303321 |
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Titolo |
Bombing, states and peoples in Western Europe, 1940-1945 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Claudia Baldoli, Andrew Knapp and Richard Overy |
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London, : Continuum, 2011 |
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1-4411-8048-6 |
1-283-12966-3 |
9786613129666 |
1-4411-9803-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (374 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BaldoliClaudia |
KnappAndrew |
OveryR |
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Bombings - Europe, Western - History |
Escapes - Europe, Western - History - 20th century |
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, British |
World War, 1939-1945 - Underground movements |
Europe, Western History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. States and peoples -- pt. 2. Cultural responses to bombing -- pt. 3. Society in the bombing war -- pt. 4. Friend or foe? : popular perceptions of bombing. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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With Western Europe now at the heart of a united continent it is ever more difficult to explain how only 70 years ago European states destroyed much of the urban landscape from the air. There were many blitzes between 1940 and 1945 with an estimated 700,000 people killed. The purpose of this book is to provide the basis for a comparison of the experience of western states under the impact of bombing. In particular it considers the political, cultural and social responses to bombing rather than the military, strategic and social dimensions which have formed the core of the discussion hitherto. |
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