The Ides of War: George Washington and the Newburgh Crisis

by Stephen Howard Browne

An examination of the powerful role human agency and rhetoric played in the founding of the nation

History tells us that on a day when the forces of civil government confront the forces of military might, no one knows what may follow. Americans believe that they have avoided this moment, that whatever other challengesthe country has faced, at least it never has had to deal with the prospects of a coup d' tat. Stephen Howard Browne...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161117659X
• ISBN13: 9781611176599
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"