Reviews for The Long Retreat

The average rating for The Long Retreat based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-09-24 00:00:00 Mary Smith The Long Retreat: The Calamitous Defense of New Jersey, 1776 is a short, authoritative, and well-crafted account of the retreat of American forces across New Jersey in the autumn of 1776. It spans the period of disaster for the Patriot cause that extended from the losses of Forts Washington and Lee on the Hudson through George Washington's withdrawal across the Delaware just prior to the dramatic riposte on Christmas which routed the Hessians at Trenton and then the British at Princeton. The autumn of 1776 may have been the nadir of American fortunes during the War of Independence. It was during this retreat, while slogging miserably through the mud, cold, and rain without shoes, tents, blankets, or enough food, that General Nathaniel Greene's civilian secretary, Thomas Paine, wrote: These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered... Those were the times, indeed. Arthur Lefkovitz deserves Four Stars with his scholarly, but readable, account of the "trial that led to redemption for Washington and for the fragile hopes of an infant nation." Any reader with an interest in the American Revolution or the crucial role played by George Washington during the times that tried men's souls should pick up a copy of The Long Retreat: The Calamitous Defense of New Jersey, 1776. Kudos to Lefkovitz and Rutgers University Press for including cover art and an excellent map drawn by the late George Woodbridge -- formerly America's greatest illustrator of historical military uniforms and equipment. For decades, George was an illustrator for Mad magazine, when not pursuing his love of history. He served as commander of the reenactment group, The Brigade of the American Revolution.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-12-24 00:00:00 John Goddard it was okay...prefer murder mysteries.