George Washington is the focus of this book. Specifically, his leadership. Washington is heavily lauded in the United States as a military leadership genius, and he was certainly pretty adept. He was a very intelligent man, and his strategies were really quite on it. There were a lot of other famous names mentioned in this book, as one can guess, that were also key figures in the American Revolution. The biggest takeaway from me was the information about the troops. We always learn about the leadership, or how hard it was during the winter, but there were some really good thoughts about the state of mind of the troops. There was a lot of information that I had never considered before reading this book.

I very much enjoy the work of David McCullough, and I think it is an absolute loss to the historical community that he has died. His level of research is unmatched. This book was well researched, well written, and very readable. I only have a few more books left to read by this author, and I will be very disappointed when I finish them. I think they are essential works in understanding United States history. I found this book to be very valuable to me.