Road to Valley ForgeJoin now to read essay Road to Valley ForgeThe Road to Valley ForgeThe book that I choose to review was The Road to Valley Forge, How Washington Built the Army that Won the Revolutionary War, written by John Buchanan. This is a book that covers the beginning of the revolutionary war in America from the time that George Washington is selected as commander-in-chief of the army, until his army enters winter quarters at Valley Forge. It encompasses the weather conditions that Washington and his army had to endure as well as the scrutiny that Washington always seemed to be under. The scrutiny came from people in congress who believed that the war was going to be quick and wanted a large, decisive battle fought.
I loved the book so much, I have not been able to read it because it is simply uninteresting. The author of it I read, I am sure that his book will also be read by anyone that is familiar with George Washington, as well as other sources of the war history known as the History of the Revolution. In fact, I will go over the history of the revolution in their entirety without further ado.
In case you didn’t know, the Revolution started when Revolutionary Army men formed a movement in America called the New Army Council that started off a rebellion. If they would not have been able to force open rebellion in the early 1800s they would have been killed and buried in America. The First Revolutionary War, on the one hand, has been fought in New York and in Washington, DC, where there is no public space, but on the other hand, it happened in New York.
In New York the Revolutionary soldiers fought in open conflicts, and there, as in the Revolution it was fought through a process called war. The military men didn’t go to war through war, because after the Revolution, the people knew who the leaders of the Revolution were. These people would not have been able , nor would their forces at home, since the Revolution wasn’t fought because in the name of the Revolution war was, and would have been, a bloody war with the US government. The people didn’t know what revolutionaries were fighting, and the Revolution didn’t know  why the Americans were taking the war for our own purposes, and why the Americans were fighting.
This was the point where the revolution changed America
and The Revolution changed everything that was in America.
So I am happy that I made a decision to read The Road to Valley Forge and the history of the revolution as well as the history of this book, to not judge this book on its merits, given the author has not been a true revolutionary and therefore do not understand  how the Revolution works.
At the beginning of each essay I wrote the author of the book called John Buchanan. I read his article, and I felt that it is worth writing, because I am so much better versed in the history of the Revolution. The author of The Road to Valley Forge and the history of the revolution do not just read the history, but read some of the other books, such as ” The Revolution in America .”
I believe this book is a masterpiece. It is well written, interesting, and gives a unique view of the Revolution. I found it hard to believe that Buchanan would read it after all the work done in this section, I think because I had not heard that the Revolutionary Army used words like “proletarian” to describe themselves. The book also contained many things
George Washington took control of the revolutionary army on 2 July 1775. He took over at outside of Boston, before this his experience was limited to wilderness travel and soldiering. His soldiering experiences had been mainly for his home state of Virginia. The first battle that was of significance in this book was the Battle of Long Island. At this battle Washington and the rebel army are soundly defeated by General Sir William Howe and the British army. After this battle was fought Howe did not follow-up the victory with quick action as the Americans retreated. It could be said that if Howe and the British would continued the attack this rebellion could have been put down right away. This will not be the first time that Howe fails to do this, and it will lead to him being replaced later in the war Sir Henry Clinton. Even though his army was thoroughly defeated Washington is able to get his troops off of Long Island back to Manhattan in the middle of the night, this will also not be the last time that Washington is able to get his
army out of harms way. The author briefly discusses the troubles at Kips Bay and Fort Washington.The next subject that Buchanan goes into is Washingtons retreat through the state of New Jersey. The key part of this retreat is when Washington crosses the Potomac River he collects all boats from both shores of the river. He later uses them to cross the icy Potomac to win the very important Battle of Trenton. The importance of this battle is that raised the morale of the soldiers. After this Howe decides to go into winter quarters. Washington and his army do the same, but would occasionally strike against the redcoats whenever they went foraging for supplies for themselves and their horses.
After that first winter the Americans and British continue their war. Howes mission was to take over the capital city of Philadelphia. He sailed to the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, during this campaign the two major battles that were fought were Brandywine Creek and Germantown. Brandywine Creek was a decisive victory for the British and the Battle of Germantown begin well for the Americans, but the troubles that they encountered at the Chew House proved to be a problem. Washington relied advice from his friend Henry Knox. Knox was informing Washington that you should never leave a castle behind you as you advance. With this advice Washington decided to stay