1776年冬天是美国大陆军和乔治·华盛顿最艰难的时候:大陆军在英军的打击下节节败退,甚至连副总司令也放英军俘虏。1776年12月26日凌晨,华盛顿率部队横渡特拉华河发动突袭,打响了特伦顿战役,该战役及随后的普抹斯顿战役的胜利大大鼓舞了士气,使陷入低潮的美国独立战争重获活力。这些战役的胜利成为独立战争的转折点。《华盛顿生死渡河战》描写的正是这段影响深远的军事史,该书被《纽约时报书评》评为2004年度十大好书之一。作为历史研究类著作,它保持了高度的写实风格,更为可贵的是,书中的语言在写实的同时不失生动话泼,极具可读性——请看本书主角乔治·华盛顿将军的出场—— The winter of 1776 was the hardest time for the U.S. Army and George Washington: The Continental Army retreated with the British attack, and even the Deputy Commander-in-Chief also placed British prisoners in power. On the early morning of December 26, 1776, Washington led a force raid across the Delaware River, setting off the Trenton Campaign, and the victory of the campaign and the subsequent Battle of Princeton was greatly encouraged by the morale of the ebb of the American Revolutionary War Rejuvenate. The victory of these battles became a turning point in the war of independence. It is this far-reaching military history that was described in “The Life-and-Death Crossing in Washington DC” and was named one of the 2004 Top Ten Good Books by the New York Times Book Review. As a historical research work, it maintains a high degree of realistic style. What is more valuable is that the language in the book is vivid and readable at the same time. It is very readable - look at the general character of the book, General George Washington Appearance -