Author Edward G. Lengel is an associate editor of The University of Virginia's Papers of George Washington project. With such a wealth of primary source information at his fingertips, Lengel was able to craft the most comprehensive history yet of the fighting Washington. This military biography of George Washington examines in rich detail his capacity as a military leader. Joseph J. Ellis, the New York Times best-selling author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Founding Brothers hails, "Although there is no such thing as definitive history, [this] book now tops the list …"
