Charles Lee : self before country /

Mazzagetti, Dominick A.,

Charles Lee : self before country / Dominick Mazzagetti. - New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xiii, 271 pages) - Rivergate regionals .

Includes bibliographies and index.

The fateful choice -- Lee's "American expedition" -- Lee's European experience -- Personality and political philosophy -- A "love affair" with America -- Foreign officers in service to America -- America's soldier -- Rejoining Washington -- Captivity, betrayal, exchange -- Monmouth -- Court-martial -- Bitterness, despair and death -- Epilogue: A man without a country.



9781461951261


Generals--United States--Biography.


Electronic Books.

E207 / .C437 2013