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Point of the Spear Special Presentation. Part Two of The Christmas Crossing.

Late December 1776 – A ragged Continental army has now put an icy river between themselves and the pursing British army. The men in blue and buff uniforms have known nothing but defeat and had once again made a narrow escape while the Congress at Philadelphia reflecting no confidence in their troops prepare to evacuate to Baltimore. Washington’s besieged men reflect the state of a nation weary of war and a cause on the brink of extinction. They are an army in waiting - waiting for ammunition, blankets and reinforcements. But others, nearly half, are simply waiting for their enlistments to be up on January 1, 1777. Within days Washington would have no men with which to fight and the cause and the dream of independence would be over. This is the backdrop of one of the most daring surprise attacks in American history - Washington's crossing of the Delaware and the subsequent victory at Trenton. Told in an urgent narrative style, Washington's Crossing: America's First D-Day, reveals the cast of characters and many untold aspects of the Crossing that made the victory even that much more incredible.

This presentation is part of a much longer audiobook. America’s First D-day available at the links below.

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Point of the Spear Special Presentation. Part One of The Christmas Crossing. 

Late December 1776 – A ragged Continental army has now put an icy river between themselves and the pursing British army. The men in blue and buff uniforms have known nothing but defeat and had once again made a narrow escape while the Congress at Philadelphia reflecting no confidence in their troops prepare to evacuate to Baltimore. Washington’s besieged men reflect the state of a nation weary of war and a cause on the brink of extinction. They are an army in waiting - waiting for ammunition, blankets and reinforcements. But others, nearly half, are simply waiting for their enlistments to be up on January 1, 1777. Within days Washington would have no men with which to fight and the cause and the dream of independence would be over. This is the backdrop of one of the most daring surprise attacks in American history - Washington's crossing of the Delaware and the subsequent victory at Trenton. Told in an urgent narrative style, Washington's Crossing: America's First D-Day, reveals the cast of characters and many untold aspects of the Crossing that made the victory even that much more incredible.

This presentation is part of a much longer audiobook. America’s First D-day available at the links below.

Audible.com USA  

https://www.audible.com/pd/B00F3HX1LK/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-010526&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_010526_rh_us

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Join Robert Child for a conversation with Managing Editor of the Journal of the American Revolution Don Hagist. Don is an independent researcher specializing in the demographics and material culture of the British Army in the American Revolution and has published a number of articles in academic journals.

It's a Revolutionary Christmas on Point of the Spear. First, on December 22nd join Robert Child for a conversation with Managing Editor of the Journal of the American Revolution Don Hagist. Don is an independent researcher specializing in the demographics and material culture of the British Army in the American Revolution and has published a number of articles in academic journals.

Then on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Point of the Spear Special Presentation The Christmas Crossing.

Late December 1776 – A ragged Continental army has now put an icy river between themselves and the pursing British army. The men in blue and buff uniforms have known nothing but defeat and had once again made a narrow escape while the Congress at Philadelphia reflecting no confidence in their troops prepare to evacuate to Baltimore. Washington’s besieged men reflect the state of a nation weary of war and a cause on the brink of extinction. They are an army in waiting - waiting for ammunition, blankets and reinforcements. But others, nearly half, are simply waiting for their enlistments to be up on January 1, 1777. Within days Washington would have no men with which to fight and the cause and the dream of independence would be over. This is the backdrop of one of the most daring surprise attacks in American history - Washington's crossing of the Delaware and the subsequent victory at Trenton. Told in an urgent narrative style, Washington's Crossing: America's First D-Day, reveals the cast of characters and many untold aspects of the Crossing that made the victory even that much more incredible.

This presentation is part of a much longer audiobook. America’s First D-day available at the links below.

Audible.com USA

https://www.audible.com/pd/B00F3HX1LK/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-010526&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_010526_rh_us

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Join Robert Child for a conversation with retired National Park Service historian and author Robert Sutton about his book, Nazis on the Potomac: The Top-Secret Intelligence Operation that Helped Win WWII. Sutton  guest spent 33 years with the National Park Service and retired recently as their Chief Historian.

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Join Robert Child for a conversation with retired Air Force Colonel and author Mark Vlahos about his book, Men Will Come. Vlahos spent 29 years in the Air Force. His freelance writing career started in 1994 when he was a Major stationed at the Pentagon. He published his first two articles in the Washington Times Saturday Civil War page. In 2015, he self-published his first book Winfield Scott’s Vision for the Army. 

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Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Katja Hoyer about her book, Blood and Iron. Hoyer is a German-British historian specializing in modern German history. She was born in East Germany and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in London, a Visiting Research Fellow at King's College London, and has written for the Washington Post, History Today, and the BBC's History Extra.

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Join Robert Child for a conversation with author and retired US Army LTC Ed Sherwood about his book, Courage Under Fire. Sherwood led an infantry platoon at Tam Ky in Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry, fighting with the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division He was wounded in action on June 2, 1969. After Vietnam, he continued serving as an infantry officer He retired from active duty as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1988 due to medical reasons.

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Join Robert Child for a conversation with author John C. McManus about his new book, Island Infernos. McManus is one of America’s leading military historians, and a recipient of the prestigious Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History. He is in demand as a speaker and expert commentator on CNN, Fox News, Discovery, Smithsonian Channel and many other networks. Watch this interview as a video podcast at this link https://youtu.be/vi_6EoQx2f4

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Join Robert Child for a conversation with author and television producer Rick Beyer about his Ghost Army Legacy Project. Beyer is as a New York Times bestselling author and documentary filmmaker and has produced programs for The History Channel, A&E, National Geographic, the Smithsonian, PBS and more. He is based in Chicago. 

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