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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... defeat cannot be placed upon this group . That is so either collectively or with any individuals or groups of in- dividuals . I believe that Confederate generalship compared rather closely and favorably with Federal generalship . It is ...
... defeat cannot be placed upon this group . That is so either collectively or with any individuals or groups of in- dividuals . I believe that Confederate generalship compared rather closely and favorably with Federal generalship . It is ...
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... defeat primarily by conquering territory very difficult in any case; but in addition, the limited rail and water ... defeated by an adversary of lesser ability, the difference being that the victor momentarily performed almost perfectly ...
... defeat primarily by conquering territory very difficult in any case; but in addition, the limited rail and water ... defeated by an adversary of lesser ability, the difference being that the victor momentarily performed almost perfectly ...
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... defeated Confederate armies surrendered, and the soldiers went home for the same reason that many of their former ... defeat to “overwhelming numbers and re- sources.” This essay appeared in Leadership during the Civil War: Themes ...
... defeated Confederate armies surrendered, and the soldiers went home for the same reason that many of their former ... defeat to “overwhelming numbers and re- sources.” This essay appeared in Leadership during the Civil War: Themes ...
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... defeat came he adapted to realities and , in the process , helped to in- dustrialize a New South . This essay first appeared in Leaders of the American Civil War : A Biographical and Historiographical Dictionary , ed . Charles F. Ritter ...
... defeat came he adapted to realities and , in the process , helped to in- dustrialize a New South . This essay first appeared in Leaders of the American Civil War : A Biographical and Historiographical Dictionary , ed . Charles F. Ritter ...
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... Defeat contend that Beauregard's victory was due to one important factor: “The Confederates, with direct connections to Richmond, had employed the telegraph and the railroad to exploit their interior lines and thereby effect a rapid ...
... Defeat contend that Beauregard's victory was due to one important factor: “The Confederates, with direct connections to Richmond, had employed the telegraph and the railroad to exploit their interior lines and thereby effect a rapid ...
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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