2005 Scholar's Bookshelf reprint edition. An essential documentary history of the defense of Philadelphia as organized and carried out by Washington and his generals. The work consists of more than 220 letters to and from all involved during the year, all recording in detail how Washington, Greene, Wayne, and many others assessed the situation, preparing for a British naval invasion and evaluating how the city might be fortified. Reprint of the 1897 publication.300 pages, softcover.