01603cam a2200313 4500 496648268 TxAuBib 20210317120000.0 100903s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010035878 9780312591076 hc 0312591071 hc (OCoLC)606785281 TxAuBib Gingrich, Newt. Valley Forge: George Washington and the Crucible of Victory [BOOK] : Revolutionary War #2 / Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen and Albert S. Hanser. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010. xvii, 438 p. : map ; 24 cm. "Thomas Dunne books.". In the winter of 1777, Washington and his demoralized army retreat from Philadelphia, arriving at Valley Forge where they discover that their repeated requests for a stockpile of food, winter clothing, and building tools have been ignored by Congress. In spite of the suffering and deceit, Washington endures all, joined at last by a volunteer from Germany who begins the hard task of recasting the army as a professional fighting force capable of facing the British head-on and changing the course of history. 20210317. Washington, George 1732-1799 Fiction. Paine, Thomas 1737-1809 Fiction. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Fiction. Historical fiction. Forstchen, William R. Hanser, Albert S.