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Dear Reader:

I’m pleased to report that Brookline Books, an imprint of Casemate Publishers (which produced my last book, Winning the Ten Crucial Days), has agreed to take on my next “cerebral” project. The terms and conditions have been agreed to, so I should be signing the contract within the next few days.

For anyone wondering what this next literary rodeo entails, the narrative will consider General Washington’s leadership attributes and style, and then expound on arguably his best and most significant feats of generalship—and the actions taken to carry those out—in terms of winning American independence (listed chronologically and not based on a ranking of their importance}. The seeds for this enterprise were planted in my last article for the Journal of the American Revolution. To put all this in context, the content will include a detailed review of other influences on the outcome of the war for independence and confront what I believe is a popular misconception that the rebel victory was against all odds. I anticipate wading into issues that many readers may not have considered previously, such as whether any one individual (yes, that means GW) could have been indispensable to the success of the American rebellion, and whether the British had a realistic prospect of winning the war—or if they did, of winning the peace. It’s possible my conclusions will vex some readers, but (as they say) history is an argument that never ends.

The working title will stay under wraps for the time being, as I expect the publisher to weigh in on that.

Happy spring!

Best regards,

dp