General Greene (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Francis Vinton Greene

Overview

After Washington, Greene is considered the ablest American officer to fight in the Revolution.  According to a contemporary New York Times review of this 1893 biography, "General Greene's story is told with just appreciation and reasonable fullness.  No volume in the Great Commander Series deserves wider reading."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411447240
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	03/22/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	392
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Francis Vinton Greene (1850-1921) was an American army officer, professor of artillery at West Point, police commissioner of New York, and military historian.   As a volunteer in the Spanish-American War, he played a major combat role. He was also courageous in the Philippines, where he helped negotiate the surrender of Manila.