Wayne K. Bodle

In this close analysis of the winter activities of the Continental Army in 1777-78, Bodle demonstrates that while the regime of surveillance and harrasment that events forced Washington to commit to was very challenging, it was not quite the ultimate trial that legend makes it out to be. That it wasn't is probably a tribute to the lack of endeavor of the British field command, as the American military system did come very close to breaking; the impact of logistical problems and political strife in Pennsylvania being the backbone of Bodle's narrative.… (altro)