{"product_id":"2940169499438","title":"In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe thrilling story of the year that won the Revolutionary War from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Heart of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eValiant Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the fall of 1780, after five frustrating years of war, George Washington had come to realize that the only way to defeat the British Empire was with the help of the French navy.  But as he had learned after two years of trying, coordinating his army's movements with those of a fleet of warships based thousands of miles away was next to impossible. And then, on September 5, 1781, the impossible happened. Recognized today as one of the most important naval engagements in the history of the world, the Battle of the Chesapeakeamp;mdash;fought without a single American shipamp;mdash;made the subsequent victory of the Americans at Yorktown a virtual inevitability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a narrative that moves from Washington's headquarters on the Hudson River, to the wooded hillside in North Carolina where Nathanael Greene fought Lord Cornwallis to a vicious draw, to Lafayette's brilliant series of maneuvers across Tidewater Virginia, Philbrick details the epic and suspenseful year through to its triumphant conclusion. A riveting and wide-ranging story, full of dramatic, unexpected turns, \u003ci\u003eIn the Hurricane's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e reveals that the fate of the American Revolution depended, in the end, on Washington and the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116689473776,"sku":"2940169499438","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169499438_p0.jpg?v=1763684301","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169499438","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}