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02632aam a2200469 a 4500 001 1746E9D628FB11E49E7A85DBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140821010440 008 100723s2011 nyuabf b 001 0deng 010 $a 2010030359 020 $a 0230105041 020 $a 9780230105041 035 $a (OCoLC)651011968 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d OCO $d BWX $d CDX $d SGB $d VP@ $d OCLCQ $d JRN $d BDX $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a DC146.L2 $b L44 2011 082 00 $a 355.0092 $2 22 100 1 $a Leepson, Marc, $d 1945- 245 10 $a Lafayette : $b lessons in leadership from the idealist general / $c Marc Leepson ; foreword by General Wesley K. Clark. 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a New York : $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c 2011. 300 $a xii, 202 p., [8] p. of plates : $b ill., maps ; $c 22 cm. 490 1 $a The world generals series 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [192]-196) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction : an essential friend to America -- An ancient family of warriors -- Ardor for the cause -- Bleeding in the cause -- A trustworthy friend -- Cannon fire was exchanged all day -- An uncommon maturity of judgment -- A decisive moment -- Great want of money, baggage, and clothing -- Yorktown : the fifth act -- American sure of her independence -- The most dangerous man of them all -- Poor Lafayette -- Companions of misfortune -- The prime mover. 520 $a Provides an account of the life and military career of the Marquis de Lafayette, a French aristocrat who, enamored with the ideals of the American Revolution, traveled to the colonies to join the fight for democracy, and became lifelong friends with Geroge Washington and Thomas Jefferson. 600 10 $a Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, $c marquis de, $d 1757-1834 $x Military leadership. 651 0 $a United States $x Participation, French. $y Revolution, 1775-1783 $x Participation, French. 651 0 $a France $x History $y Revolution, 1789-1799. 651 0 $a France $x History $y Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815. 651 0 $a France $x History $y July Revolution, 1830. 650 0 $a Generals $z France $v Biography. 650 0 $a Generals $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Statesmen $z France $v Biography. 610 10 $a France. $b Arm�ee $v Biography. 650 0 $a Command of troops $v Case studies. 830 0 $a World generals series. 941 $a 3 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204052243.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110034326.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825083351.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1746E9D628FB11E49E7A85DBDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search