George Washington, First in War

George Washington's long career as soldier began with defeat as ayoung line officer in the bloody frontier skirmishes of the French and Indian War;it culminated in the role of commanding general of the Continental army in victoryover the British army. This soldier's life included long years of Spartancampaigning, the creation of a professional army, the honing of innovative tacticsand strategies, and the development of crucial international militaryalliances.In this history of George Washington'scareer as an army officer, Dave Palmer reveals the many qualities of character thatmade Washington an extraordinary military commander, qualities that allowed him notonly to lead a fledgling army to secure the independence of his newly formed countrybut to define the role of the military in a free and democraticsociety.