Washington the Soldier (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Washington the SoldierHE text Of this volume, completed in the spring of 1898 and not since modified, requires a different Preface from that first prepared. The events of another war introduce applications Of military principles which have special interest. This is the more significant be cause modern appliances have been developed with start ling rapidity, while general legislation and the organization of troops, both regular and volunteer, have been very similar to those of the times of Washington, and Of later American wars.His letters, his orders, his trials, his experiences, the diversities Of judgment between civilians and military men, between military men Of natural aptitudes and those of merely professional or accidental training, as well as the diversities of personal and local interest, indi cate the value of Washington's example and the charac ter of his time. Hardly a single experience in his career has not been realized by Officers and men in these latter days.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.