Dave Richard Palmer Bücher

George Washington’s military strategy has been called bumbling at worst and brilliant at best. So which is it? Was George Washington a strategic genius or just lucky? So asks Dave R. Palmer in his new book, George Washington’s Military Genius . An updated edition of Palmer's earlier work, The Way of the Fox , George Washington’s Military Genius breaks down the American Revolution into four phases and analyzes Washington's strategy during each phrase. " The British did not have to lose; the patriots did not have to triumph ," writes Palmer as he proves without a doubt that Washington's continuously-changing military tactics were deliberate, strategic responses to the various phases of the war, not because he lacked a plan of action. Confronting the critics who say Washington's battlefield success and ultimate victories were a function of luck, George Washington's Military Genius proves why the father of our country also deserves the title of America's preeminent strategist.

Fateful turns, choices and escapes from certain death dominate this captivating story of the most compelling figures of the Revolutionary War. When General George Washington appointed Benedict Arnold military commander of the Philadelphia region, military historian Palmer argues, he was not only making one of the worst personnel decisions of his career, but was also creating the conditions for the "Traitor of America" to commit his crime. Stark contrasts and similarities between two men show how their choices informed their destiny. The son of an alcoholic, Arnold became a wealthy merchant before he took up arms against the British, but distinguishing himself on the battlefield was not enough to earn Arnold the prestige he perpetually sought. Washington, who grew up on a tranquil farm, was the beneficiary of guidance from influential figures and was groomed to be a leader. Palmer has a talent for building momentum and suspense, but his most skilled turn is as profiler of the military comrades who would later be foes.

Autor knihy, generál Dave Richard Palmer je přímým účastníkem vietnamské války, a jak sám píše, vojenské povinnosti ho donutili projít jižní Vietnam křížem krážem, z demilitarizované zóny na severu na poloostrov Ca-mau na jihu, od kambodžské hranice až po Jihočínské moře.Účastnil se vzdušných útoků v deltě i ozbrojených přepadení opevnění Viet-congu v džungli u Saigonu. V předmluvě Palmer upozorňuje, že kniha není pouhým výčtem vojenských tažení a bitev, ale že si klade vyšší cíl - přiblížit, jak se promítají politické záměry do vojenské činnosti a strategie.