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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC 25 Dec 2013

    Christmas 1777--General Washington & beleaguered, shivering, hungry, bleeding soldiers braved Valley Forge winter:pic.twitter.com/mKUXUHlFQi

    1:46 PM - 25 Dec 2013
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      1. Ben Marks‏ @benmarks 25 Dec 2013
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        "Almost post-colour" RT @JoeD10k: @BeschlossDC what Instagram filter is that

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      1. The Private Life is Dead in America‏ @ScottCFarquhar 25 Dec 2013
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        @BeschlossDC @Doctrine_Man Ah, yes; American forces on the offensive. Been a long time since we've been that well led. #sitzkrieg #ISAF

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      1. yobaba‏ @yoyobaba 25 Dec 2013
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        @BeschlossDC @rustystubbs My 4x great-grandfather was there with Washington. His diary said it was hell.

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      1. Rob Abramowicz‏ @pensfan2259 25 Dec 2013
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        @BeschlossDC @BigDave44 thank god for those brave souls, if not for them we would be screwed

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      1. Zan Bunn‏ @zanbunn 25 Dec 2013
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        @BeschlossDC @mtranquilnight May we never ever forget their sacrifices and success in the face of great odds. #GodBlessAmerica

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      1. Daphne‏ @oicu_daphne 28 Dec 2013
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        @BeschlossDC I wonder if the soldiers wages were cut after that? That's what we're doing to ours.

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      1. Scott Yerges‏ @SYerges 25 Dec 2013
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        @BeschlossDC outstanding tweets for which I am eternally grateful Mr. Beschloss. Thank you

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      1. Andrei Cherny‏Verified account @AndreiCherny 25 Dec 2013
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        Grateful MT @BeschlossDC: Christmas 1777-George Washington & beleaguered, shivering, hungry soldiers at Valley Forge:pic.twitter.com/e0VXh6Os7C

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      1. tom paine‏ @phillytechnews 25 Dec 2013
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        @BeschlossDC @roneurbanski Now people go to VF in winter to hit the casino

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      1. Johnny Philistine‏ @TejasGator 25 Dec 2013
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        “@BeschlossDC: Christmas 1777-General Washington & beleaguered, shivering, hungry troops braved Valley Forge winter: pic.twitter.com/WQgYKt40gC”

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      1. Paul Quinn‏ @PQ_Hammer 25 Dec 2013
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        @BeschlossDC @kylefarmer And we whine when there is no wifi.

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      1. Pete Smillie‏ @mequantum 25 Dec 2013
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        @BeschlossDC Beautiful. "Had Washington been born in the days of idolatry, he would have been worshiped as a god." - Pennsylvania Journal.

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      1. MARK STEVEN FRAZIER‏ @NayssMark 25 Dec 2013
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        @BeschlossDC @mattklewis Yes, I've had that feeling a few times myself..........................

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      1. PGBroderick‏ @glassguygone 25 Dec 2013
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        @BeschlossDC Cross the Delaware to fight the Hessians this day.

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      1. a poletti‏ @Barbano54A 25 Dec 2013
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        @BeschlossDC @JohnAvlon i love this paiting

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      1. Kevin Gregg‏ @KevinPaulGregg 25 Dec 2013
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        @BeschlossDC Washington is saying there "Alright, I heard that! Someone said 'toothless asshole'. Who said it?! Speak up, damn your eyes!!"

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      1. Marc Hoover‏ @MarcHoover1 25 Dec 2013
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        @BeschlossDC Just learned in the last couple of years that not an ancestor, but a brother of one, was at Valley Forge. Thanks, as always!

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      2. Michael Finberg‏ @Michael_Finberg 25 Dec 2013
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        You fail to say that the colonial rebel elites @BeschlossDC @ValaAfshar were well-fed and warm in their big houses in Philly, Boston, and NY

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      3. nyyankeefanforever‏ @nyyankeefanfore 25 Dec 2013
        Replying to @Michael_Finberg

        @Michael_Finberg @BeschlossDC @ValaAfshar Mike, just so you know, they did their part financing the war & if we lost would've been executed.

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      4. Michael Finberg‏ @Michael_Finberg 25 Dec 2013
        Replying to @nyyankeefanfore

        They barely paid shit for the army. The French saved the day with their guns and bucks @nyyankeefanfore @BeschlossDC @ValaAfshar

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