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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... least it has proved to be pleasant living in Kansas City. There are 2,500 four-year institutions of higher education in the United States, more or less (a few new ones are created and a few die out every year). At least 2,000 of them ...
... least it has proved to be pleasant living in Kansas City. There are 2,500 four-year institutions of higher education in the United States, more or less (a few new ones are created and a few die out every year). At least 2,000 of them ...
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... least as much managerial skill from the generals who conduct them as they require in leadership (or charismatic) capability. The charisma factor (crucial in olden times) becomes less significant in modern war, but educational attainment ...
... least as much managerial skill from the generals who conduct them as they require in leadership (or charismatic) capability. The charisma factor (crucial in olden times) becomes less significant in modern war, but educational attainment ...
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... least one statistical indication that Northern generals as a group were more scholarly than Southern generals: of the gen- erals who had attended West Point, the Union officers boasted a much higher academic standing; almost 40 percent ...
... least one statistical indication that Northern generals as a group were more scholarly than Southern generals: of the gen- erals who had attended West Point, the Union officers boasted a much higher academic standing; almost 40 percent ...
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... least half of the civilians who became generals had taken an active part in politics before the Civil War, and men with political experience tended to begin the war with higher ranks. But significantly, the very highest ranks attained ...
... least half of the civilians who became generals had taken an active part in politics before the Civil War, and men with political experience tended to begin the war with higher ranks. But significantly, the very highest ranks attained ...
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... least not in the conventional sense.4 The defeated Confederate armies surrendered, and the soldiers went home for the same reason that many of their former comrades had already deserted: they did not want an independent Confed- eracy ...
... least not in the conventional sense.4 The defeated Confederate armies surrendered, and the soldiers went home for the same reason that many of their former comrades had already deserted: they did not want an independent Confed- eracy ...
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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