In the Hurricanes Eye

Posted on 25 February 2018 by Nathaniel Philbrick

The thrilling story of the Revolutionary War finale from the New York Times bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea and Valiant Ambition.Here is the story of the remarkable year leading up to the siege of Yorktown It sets Washington against his traitorous nemesis Benedict Arnold and places him in impossible situations and constant acrimonious negotiation with his French allies, along with his young prot g , the Marquis de Lafayette and his energetic general Nathanael Greene In a narrative that moves from the ship crowded waters off Newport, Rhode Island, to a wooded hillside near North Carolina s Guilford Courthouse, to the Dutch storehouses on the Caribbean island of St Eustatius, Philbrick narrates the pivotal naval battle that brought the end of America s long, elusive path to independence It was an improbable triumph made possible by Washington s brilliant strategy, leadership, and revolutionary use of sea power In the Hurricane s Eye opens in the fall of 1780 For five years, American and British forces had clashed along the edge of a vast continent and were now at a stalemate The Royal Navy, with its fleet of powerful warships just one of which mounted cannons than possessed by the entire rebel army , could attack the rebels seaside cities at will The Rebels could just fall back inland and wait Neither side could inflict the killing blow As Washington knew better than anyone, only the French navy could break Britain s stranglehold on the eastern seaboard and thus ensure an American victory.In the Battle of the Chesapeake 1781 called the most important naval engagement in the history of the world , a French admiral foiled British attempts to rescue the army led by General Cornwallis By making the subsequent victory at Yorktown a virtual inevitability, this naval battle masterminded by Washington but waged without a single American ship was largely responsible for the independence of the United States A riveting and wide ranging narrative, full of dramatic, unexpected turns, In the Hurricane s Eye reveals that the fate of the American Revolution depended, in the end, on Washington and the sea. Free Read In the Hurricanes Eye author Nathaniel Philbrick For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Why I love itby Siobhan JonesYears before landing the best job in the world a.k.a reading books for a living, a.k.a Editorial Director at BOTM I was a middle school social studies teacher Researching lessons was the best part from Ancient Egypt to the Atomic Age, I was a sponge for it all So when this Revolutionary War book landed on my desk, I welcomed the chance to nerd out If you can relate, then good news This might just be the read for you.Everyone knows that George Washington won Why I love itby Siobhan JonesYears before landing the best job in the world a.k.a reading books for a living, a.k.a Editorial Director at BOTM I was a middle school social studies teacher Researching lesson...Note I received an advanced electronic copy of this book courtesy of NetGalley For the overwhelming majority of us, the Battle of Yorktown is littlethan a quick mention from our history textbooks as the final major battle of the American Revolution And to say the least, we miss out on quite a bit of all that led up to the pivotal moment This includes amazing military and logistical maneuvers, numerous characters who stepped up to the plate when necessary to single handedly save the day Note I received an advanced electronic copy of this book courtesy of NetGalley For the overwhelming majority of us, the Battle of Yorktown is littlethan a quick mention from our history textbooks as the final major battle of the American Revolution And to say the least, we miss out on qu...Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book It is muchinteresting to a historian to read about a specific event in a larger period such as the Battle of Yorktown during the American Revolution The detailed behaviors and relationships of the main characters are developed to a greater extent than would be in a general volume I have always had an admiration for the loser at Yorktown, Lord Cornwallis I still believe he was a good commander but Philbrick shows hi Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book It is muchinteresting to a historian to read about a specific event in a larger period such as the Battle of Yorktown during the American Revolution The detailed behaviors and relationships of the main characters are developed to a greater extent than would be in a general volume I have always had an admiration for the loser at Yorktown, Lord Cornwallis I still believe he was a good commander but Philbrick shows his poor decision...Thank you Viking for the ARC

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25 February 2018

Nathaniel Philbrick