Washington's Crossing

W.J. Rayment / Conservative Bookstore --
The war for American Independence hung by a thread in the winter of 1776. The Crown had sent more than 30,000 troops to the colonies where they had ousted the Rebels from New York and chased the Continental Army through New Jersey, expelling them from the colony at the Delaware River. Meanwhile they had regained Rhode Island. Their strategy of retaking and pacifying one colony at a time seemed to be working. If the British could wrangle a major defeat of Washington and the Continental Army an end to the Revolution was certain. Even so, many thought that unless Washington acted quickly, the Red Coats would simply win by default, whether or not General Washington were captured.

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David Hackett Fisher, in "Washington's Crossing" tells the fascinating and dramatic story of the events of the 1776 winter campaign that turned the tide from an inevitable British victory to an inevitable American victory. Washington's Crossing back into New Jersey was a tremendous ordeal for his troops which were ill-shod, ill-clothed and weary. But the story of the Battles of Trenton and Princeton are more than a blow-by-blow record of struggle and heroism. These battles had great meaning for the participants, the people of that generation as well as every generation down to Americans today.

War is a terrible thing, but sometimes it must be fought for the sake of freedom. Thus, in "Washington Crossing" we are treated to an exciting account of an historical event coupled with a fascinating analysis of its importance in nearly 400 pages of pointed prose. The extensive appendices serve not only to back David Hackett Fischer's cogent analysis, but it adds interesting perspectives on historiography, art and statistics.

No doubt that "Washington's Crossing" benefits from voluminous sources that describe every facet of the battles, from the perspective of command and control down to what the individual soldiers were doing and thinking. This is a fun and informative read.

Washington's Crossing is available at Amazon.com.

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