Politics

The French General Who Outfoxed George Washington—and Helped Him Save America

Naval Superiority

The Revolutionary War’s most important strategic decision wasn’t made by an American.

Tom Shachtman
Tom Shachtman
Siege of Yorktown
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Tom Shachtman

Tom Shachtman

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