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At the core of the impeccably researched, brilliantly executed military history is an analysis of George Washington's crossing in the Delaware River in December 1776 as well as the resulting destruction of the Hessian garrison of Trenton and defeat of an British brigade at Princeton. Fischer's perceptive discussion of the strategic, operational and tactical factors involved is by itself worth the book's purchase. He demonstrates Washington's insight to the revolution's desperate political circumstances, shows how that influenced thinking about a riposte against an enemy grown overconfident with success and presents Washington's skillful use of the his army could do well. Even more useful is Fischer's analysis of the internal dynamics from the combatants. He demonstrates mastery from the character in the American, British and Hessian armies, highlighting that British troops, too, fought for ideals, sacred to them, of loyalty and service. Above all, Brandeis historian Fischer (Albion's Seed) uses the Trenton campaign to show the existence, even within the revolution's early stage, of an distinctively American strategy for war, much than it based on a single fact: civil and military leaders were accountable to a citizenry through their representatives. From Washington down, Fischer shows, military leaders acknowledged civil supremacy and dealt with civil officials. Washington used firepower and intelligence as force multipliers to speed the war for the practical individuals who planned to win quickly so as to send back for their ordinary lives. Tempo, initiative and speed marked the Trenton campaign from first to last. And Washington fought humanely, extending quarter in battle and insisting on decent treatment of prisoners. The crossing with the Delaware, Fischer teaches, ought to be seen as emblematic of a many more than a turning in the war's tide. 91 halftone, 15 maps. 3-city author tour.
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