How Good A General Was George Washington?

A general’s ability to inspire his soldiers is not to be discounted, and George Washington unquestionably had that gift. But in the final analysis, the great military men and women of history are rated on their ability to conceive a winning strategy and devise tactics to execute it. Does Washington, the man the British called “a little paltry colonel of militia” in 1776, belong in this select group? New York Times bestselling author Thomas Fleming provides the answer.