Washington's gay general the legends and loves of Baron von Steuben
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Baron von Steuben brought much-needed knowledge to the inexperienced and ill-prepared Continental army. As its first inspector general, he created an organizational framework for the American military, which included writing the Blue Book, a guide that became the standard for training American soldiers for more than a century. Baron von Steuben was also, by all accounts, a homosexual in an era when the term didn't even exist. Begin with vol Steuben's career in the Prussian army, explore his recruitment by Benjamin Franklin, his work alongside General George Washington at the Battle of Valley Forge, and his eventual decline into obscurity.,- From inside cover.