Edward G. Lengel
Encyclopedia
Edward G. Lengel is an American
military historian and professor at the University of Virginia
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Lengel is the editor-in-chief of The Papers of George Washington
documentary editing project in Charlottesville, Virginia
. He is the author of General George Washington: A Military Life, which was a finalist for the 2006 George Washington Book Prize
, and of Inventing George Washington: America's Founder, in Myth and Memory.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
military historian and professor at the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
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Lengel is the editor-in-chief of The Papers of George Washington
The Papers of George Washington
The Papers of George Washington is a project dedicated to publishing a comprehensive edition of George Washington's papers. It was founded at the University of Virginia in 1968.-Editors-in-Chief:*Donald Jackson, 1969–1976*W.W. Abbot, 1976–1992...
documentary editing project in Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for...
. He is the author of General George Washington: A Military Life, which was a finalist for the 2006 George Washington Book Prize
George Washington Book Prize
The George Washington Book Prize was instituted in 2005 and is awarded annually to the best book on America's founding era, especially those that have the potential to advance broad public understanding of American history. It is administered by Washington College’s C.V...
, and of Inventing George Washington: America's Founder, in Myth and Memory.
Works
- "Why Didn't We Listen to Their War Stories?", The Washington Post, May 25, 2008
- The Irish through British eyes: perceptions of Ireland in the Famine era, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002, ISBN 9780275976347
- World War I memories: an annotated bibliography of personal accounts published in English since 1919, Scarecrow Press, 2004, ISBN 9780810850088
- General George Washington: A Military Life, Random House, 2005, ISBN 9781400060818 (reprint Random House, Inc., 2008, ISBN 9780812969504)
- This Glorious Struggle: George Washington's Revolutionary War letters, Editor Edward G. Lengel, Smithsonian Books, 2007, ISBN 9780061251313
- To Conquer Hell: The Meuse-Argonne, 1918, Macmillan, 2008, ISBN 9780805079319 (2nd edition Henry Holt and Co., 2009, ISBN 9780805089158)
External links
- "Arrogance of War", The Paula Gordon Show
- "Professor Edward Lengel", Log Cabin Memorial - Veterans 314th Infantry Regiment A.E.F.
- "Meuse-Argonne, 1918: The Battle That Ended World War I", Virginia Historical Society