Reflections of a Civil War Historian: Essays on Leadership, Society, and the Art of WarUniversity of Missouri Press, 2004 - 254 pages |
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... South Lost the Civil War (with Richard E. Beringer, Archer Jones, and William N. Still Jr.) Three Years with Quantrill: A True Story Told by His Scout, John McCorkle (editor, with Albert Castel) Letters from Forest Place: A Plantation ...
... South Lost the Civil War (with Richard E. Beringer, Archer Jones, and William N. Still Jr.) Three Years with Quantrill: A True Story Told by His Scout, John McCorkle (editor, with Albert Castel) Letters from Forest Place: A Plantation ...
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... I did on Why the South Lost the Civil War, was a tricky business, a nerve-racking experience which I would never attempt again and would not recommend to anyone. During my time in higher academia, jobs have been scarce xiii Preface.
... I did on Why the South Lost the Civil War, was a tricky business, a nerve-racking experience which I would never attempt again and would not recommend to anyone. During my time in higher academia, jobs have been scarce xiii Preface.
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... South much more than the North , reflecting my greater interest . I thought perhaps I might acknowledge this tendency with a new and more specifically descriptive title , but decided not to do so . Good leadership ranked equally with ...
... South much more than the North , reflecting my greater interest . I thought perhaps I might acknowledge this tendency with a new and more specifically descriptive title , but decided not to do so . Good leadership ranked equally with ...
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... South- ern generals was 44.8 years; Northerners were slightly younger. At the war's end, seventy-six Confederate officers with major general- cies or higher remained in service. The average age, after four years of war, had decreased to ...
... South- ern generals was 44.8 years; Northerners were slightly younger. At the war's end, seventy-six Confederate officers with major general- cies or higher remained in service. The average age, after four years of war, had decreased to ...
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... South's generals ranked that high. And conversely, 23 percent of the South's generals ranked in the bottom quarter of their class; while only 6 percent of the North's West Pointers ranked that low. The top assignments, however, did not ...
... South's generals ranked that high. And conversely, 23 percent of the South's generals ranked in the bottom quarter of their class; while only 6 percent of the North's West Pointers ranked that low. The top assignments, however, did not ...
Contents
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The War Strikes Home | 52 |
A Virginian | 66 |
Lincolns Presidential Example in Dealing with the Military | 78 |
The War inside the Church | 99 |
The Crux of Frank L | 111 |
We Shall Cease to Be Friends | 133 |
Civil War to World War I | 147 |
The War Board the Basis of the United States | 158 |
Creation Mobilization | 169 |
The Evolution of Tactics in the Civil War | 200 |
On Remembering and Reliving History | 221 |
Index | 237 |
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