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Victory at Yorktown: A Novel Audiobook
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New York Times bestselling authors Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen pen the triumphant conclusion to their George Washington series-a novel of leadership, brotherhood, loyalty, and the victory of the American Revolutionary cause. 1781. After three years in a bitter stalemate, General Washington decides to embark on one of the most audacious moves in American military history. He will take nearly his entire army out of New Jersey and New York and force march it more than three hundred miles in complete secrecy. He must pray that the French navy is successful in blockading Chesapeake Bay, so that he can fall upon British General Cornwallis at Yorktown. It is a campaign laden with "Ifs" but the deadlock must be broken, otherwise the American spirit, after six long years of war, will crumble. A tour de force narrative of one of America's most important heroes, Victory at Yorktown vividly portrays Washington's unparalleled courage, determination, and patriotism as he leads his professional army, once a "rabble in arms," to the heat of the Battle of Yorktown to execute the Revolution's most decisive contest.
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"A nice conclusion to the Revolution series. I enjoy Gingrich's and Fortschen's writing style and how they deal with their subject matter. Of course, I'm a fan of history with fiction, but these two are masters at the genre. Highly recommended."
— Jackie (5 out of 5 stars)
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William Dufris follows the authors' lead and concentrates on emotions…Listeners interested in military history will be familiar with the story but intrigued by the emotions.
— AudioFile Magazine
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" Sophmoric! "
— Mike, 7/7/2013 -
" Very nice conclusion to the trilogy. "
— Bill, 6/24/2013 -
" An outstanding book to finish the series. I enjoyed the details of the parade and battle of Yorktown. "
— Clay, 4/13/2013 -
" a flavor of the despair of the country after six years of war. An army that has not been paid and likely to melt away. "
— Patricrk, 2/7/2013 -
" It is a historical romantic fiction. "
— Bj, 11/19/2012
About the Authors
Newt Gingrich is a former Speaker of the US House of Representatives and 2012 presidential candidate. He is chairman of Gingrich 360, a multimedia production and consulting company based in Arlington, Virginia. He is also a Fox News contributor and author of forty-two books, including many New York Times bestsellers.
William R. Forstchen has a PhD from Purdue University with specializations in Military History and the History of Technology. He is a Faculty Fellow and Professor of History at Montreat College. He is the author of fifty books, including the New York Times bestselling John Matherson series, the Lost Regiment series, and the award-winning young adult novel We Look Like Men of War. He has also authored numerous short stories and articles about military history and military technology.
About William Dufris
William Dufris attended the University of Southern Maine in Portland-Gorham before pursuing a career in voice work in London and then the United States. He has won more than twenty AudioFile Earphones Awards, was voted one of the Best Voices at the End of the Century by AudioFile magazine, and won the prestigious Audie Award in 2012 for best nonfiction narration. He lives with his family in Maine.