Blood of Tyrants : : George Washington & the Forging of the Presidency
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The King of America -- The not so United States -- Not as happy in peace as they had been glorious in war -- The shadow government -- The phoenix -- Wield the sword -- The Washington paradigm -- Cruel and usual punishment -- The currents of war -- Best circumspection -- The realities of war -- Necessary evil -- Fully justifiable -- What it takes to defend the nation -- Dictator of America -- Scorpion on a leash -- Between a hawk and a buzzard -- Onslaught -- The times that try men's souls -- Reevaluation -- Victory or death -- Idolatry -- Dictator perpetuo -- Tribunals & tribulations -- Prosecution of military duty -- A traitor lurks -- Treason of the blackest dye -- Courts-martial & commissions -- American military justice -- His excellency's loyal subjects: wartime rights of americans -- Total ruin -- Band of brethren -- Poison & peas -- America's defender -- License to plunder -- Not-so-civil civil war -- Could have been king -- Consummate prudence -- Winning the peace -- Spectacles and speculation -- Greatest man in the world.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Encounter Books, 2013.
Year Published: 2013
Description: viii, 420 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., col. map ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781594036408
SUBJECTS
Washington, George, -- 1732-1799 -- Influence.
Washington, George, -- 1732-1799 -- Military leadership.
Strategic culture -- History.
Presidents -- Biography.
Generals -- Biography.
United States -- Influence. -- Revolution, 1775-1783
United States -- Campaigns. -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Civil-military relations -- History.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809.