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VISTA.Today on MSNThe Story of an Unsung Revolutionary War Hero at Valley Forge
The history of nearby Valley Forge is incomplete without recognizing under-recognized hero Friedrich von Steuben, writes ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNThe Underappreciated True Story of the Brash Prussian Military Officer Who Whipped the Patriots Into Shape at Valley Forge
Most American schoolchildren have heard the story of Valley Forge. In broad outline, it goes like this: By the winter of 1777 ...
When Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben arrived at Valley Forge on Feb. 23, 1778, one soldier likened him to "an ancient fabled God of War ... a perfect personification of Mars." Far from a ...
When students of the Revolutionary War hear the words Valley Forge, they probably think of an iconic image: Gen. George Washington kneeling in the snow, surrounded by log cabins, praying for aid. The ...
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