Washington's Secret War: The Hidden History of Valley Forge Book

Well I wasn't going to rate this more than 3 but the final 75 pages turned things around for me. Washington's secret political war was in fact quite remarkable. Reminded me a bit of Eisenhower's similar political war with some of his allied compatriots. Only leaders of this caliber could stand a chance of success. Some fascinating things I learned . . .
* Did you know that during the Revolutionary War that Philadelphia was the largest city in America and 3rd largest city in the British Empire.
* Washington is just an incredible person, leader, soldier, politician, friend. Amazing.
* Without Lafayette and Steuben things might have turned out differently.
* Interesting that the British General Howe was maligned as much by his homeland as was Washington here.
* Only the Brits could rename the poor house the "Bettering House".
* Philadelphia and Pennsylvania were largely loyalists when choosing sides. This attitude and the large population of Quakers made provisioning the soldiers at Valley Forge difficult at best. Nathanael Greene finally turned this around.
* Washington's early strategy "avoid at all costs a winner take all battle" was wise and permitted harassment of the Brits while protecting his own men and assets.
* Sam Adams was more than a bit of a pain, severely anti Washington in his behaviors. Ironic that he once bankrupted the family's brewing business and now his name is associated with one of the best beers in America.
* Anna Maria Lane! Check her out.
* The cabal of S. Adams, B. Rush, Mifflin, Conway, etc should have at least been jailed, borderline treason. Charles Lee, later, was definitely a traitor.