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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... chief — made the ultimate determina- tions concerning grand strategy . Unlike Abraham Lincoln , Jefferson Davis had no powerful and vocal radicals advocating their strategic ideas and pushing to greater prominence certain favored ...
... chief — made the ultimate determina- tions concerning grand strategy . Unlike Abraham Lincoln , Jefferson Davis had no powerful and vocal radicals advocating their strategic ideas and pushing to greater prominence certain favored ...
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... chief of staff, not at that time himself also trying to command an army in the field). Thereafter, though Lee remained a constant and wise advisor , his removal from Richmond not only limited his. 3. It long has been a suspicion of mine ...
... chief of staff, not at that time himself also trying to command an army in the field). Thereafter, though Lee remained a constant and wise advisor , his removal from Richmond not only limited his. 3. It long has been a suspicion of mine ...
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... chief of staff , and no staff as well ! This was one of the most egregious of all Confederate blun- ders . True , Davis in part well employed his war secretaries , espe- cially George W. Randolph and James A. Seddon , in this role ; but ...
... chief of staff , and no staff as well ! This was one of the most egregious of all Confederate blun- ders . True , Davis in part well employed his war secretaries , espe- cially George W. Randolph and James A. Seddon , in this role ; but ...
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... chief of staff perhaps consti- tuted Davis's major failing as commander in chief. He understood what a proper headquarters needed, but neglected to produce it. Why? Because Davis was possessed of a misleading overconfi- dence in himself ...
... chief of staff perhaps consti- tuted Davis's major failing as commander in chief. He understood what a proper headquarters needed, but neglected to produce it. Why? Because Davis was possessed of a misleading overconfi- dence in himself ...
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... chief than Davis might have compelled Johnston to assume an offensive, or imme- diately replace him. Who knows for sure? Grady McWhiney has suggested that the Confederacy lost because of Davis's physical sickliness. Not only was Davis ...
... chief than Davis might have compelled Johnston to assume an offensive, or imme- diately replace him. Who knows for sure? Grady McWhiney has suggested that the Confederacy lost because of Davis's physical sickliness. Not only was Davis ...
Contents
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35 | |
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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