audiobook Thus Have I Seen: Visualizing Faith in Early Indian Buddhism by Andy Rotman in History

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In this gripping chronicle of America's struggle for independence; award-winning historian John Ferling transports readers to the grim realities of that war; capturing an eight-year conflict filled with heroism; suffering; cowardice; betrayal; and fierce dedication. As Ferling demonstrates; it was a war that America came much closer to losing than is now usually remembered. General George Washington put it best when he said that the American victory was "little short of a standing miracle."Almost a Miracle offers an illuminating portrait of America's triumph; offering vivid descriptions of all the major engagements; from the first shots fired on Lexington Green to the surrender of General Cornwallis at Yorktown; revealing how these battles often hinged on intangibles such as leadership under fire; heroism; good fortune; blunders; tenacity; and surprise. Ferling paints sharp-eyed portraits of the key figures in the war; including General Washington and other American officers and civilian leaders. Some do not always measure up to their iconic reputations; including Washington himself. The book also examines the many faceless men who soldiered; often for years on end; braving untold dangers and enduring abounding miseries. The author explains why they served and sacrificed; and sees them as the forgotten heroes who won American independence.