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A 5 page book review that addresses Arthur Lefkowitz 2003 text George Washington's Indispensable Men. This book argues that the immense role that General Washington played in winning the American Revolution was greatly facilitated by the 32 men who served as his aides-de-camp during the course of the war. Washington's aides helped him with the mountain of correspondence that his position entailed. However, Lefkowitz argues that the relationship between Washington and his aids was deeper and more profound and that these highly intelligent and responsible men also helped as behind-the-scene advisors. Lefkowitz makes his point very well, but provides sketchier proof on his second thematic point in describing Washington's relationship with his aides. No additional sources cited.
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their goals through the support and aid of their professional staff. The principal thesis of Arthur Lefkowitz 2003 text George Washingtons Indispensable Men is that immense role that General Washington
played in winning the American Revolution was greatly facilitated by the 32 men who served as his aides-de-camp during the course of the war. Washingtons aides helped him with the
mountain of correspondence that his position entailed. However, Lefkowitz argues that the relationship between Washington and his aids was deeper and more profound and that these highly intelligent and responsible
men also helped as behind-the-scene advisors. Lefkowitz makes his point very well, but provides sketchier proof on his second thematic point in describing Washingtons relationship with his aides. During
this time, Congress was "befuddled" by the multiple problems presented by war with Great Britain, the greatest military power of the age. Therefore, it continued to abdicate many of its
responsibilities and allocate these duties to General Washington (3). The historical record shows that Washington is credited with writing 12,000 letters and orders during the American Revolution (4). This is
more "than any one person could possibly have written himself during this relatively short period of time" (4). The concept of having a military headquarters, complete with support staff responsible
for the daily running of a large army, was still more than a century in the future. Washington had only the "rudimentary elements" of a professional staff. Congress authorized Washington
to have a personal staff that consisted of one military secretary and three aides-de-camp, a number which grew over the course of the war (5). The position of military
secretary consisted of composing letters and orders. This man was selected based on his writing skill, but also on his discretion has he frequently had access to confidential information (5).
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