How the North Won: A Military History of the Civil WarA description of the military operations of the Civil War includes analyses of the leadership and strategies of both sides of the conflict |
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Contents
Civil and Military Leaders | 1 |
The Civil War Stage | 26 |
The Emergence of Halleck | 50 |
Lincoln and McClellan | 80 |
High Command and Organization | 101 |
Union Logistics and Strategy | 127 |
Simultaneous Advances and the Southern Response | 153 |
Lee and Bragg on the Offensive | 205 |
To Chattanooga | 424 |
A Winter of Planning | 465 |
Grant in Command | 501 |
The Final Simultaneous Advances | 538 |
The Fall of Atlanta | 584 |
The Defeat of the Confederacy | 629 |
Soldiers and Civilians | 683 |
An Introduction to the Study of Military Operations | 705 |
The Maryland and Kentucky Raids Repulsed | 237 |
Consolidation and Organization | 270 |
Union Offensives in Concert | 300 |
Winter Lull Plans and Maneuvers | 340 |
The Symphony of Vicksburg Tullahoma and Gettysburg | 375 |
Mobilization and Combat Effectiveness | 721 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | How the North Won: A Military History of the Civil War Illini books |
| Authors | Herman Hattaway, Archer Jones |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press, 1991 |
| ISBN | 0252062108, 9780252062100 |
| Length | 762 pages |
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