Reflections of a Civil War Historian: Essays on Leadership, Society, and the Art of WarUniversity of Missouri Press, 2003 - 254 pages Born in New Orleans, Herman Hattaway grew up in the Deep South. While it might not seem such a stretch for him to have become one of the foremost authorities on the Civil War and Southern history, Hattaway was actually at a loss for a career choice when he stumbled into the class of Professor T. Harry Williams at Louisiana State University. Williams's lectures and writings were so inspiring to Hattaway that he became a regular in his classes, receiving his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. all under the professor's tutelage.This collection of essays is a compendium of Hattaway's writings from throughout his more-than-forty-year career. He is the author or coauthor of five books that were selections of the History Book Club--Jefferson Davis: Confederate President; Shades of Blue and Gray: An Introductory Military History of the Civil War; Why the South Lost the Civil War; How the North Won: A Military History of the Civil War; and General Stephen D. Lee. He is also the author of the text for Gettysburg to Vicksburg: The Five Original Civil War Battlefield Parks.Hattaway is a captivating historian who always seeks to engage others in the study of history. He has made many important scholarly contributions to our understanding of the Civil War, including new information on the military use of balloons, the relevance of religion in warfare, and the nature of good (and bad) military leadership. This book will appeal to the many historians and others who have been influenced by Hattaway over the years. It demonstrates how he has evolved as a historian and brings to light many essays that were never before published or published only in specialized journals. |
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Page 202
... attack the least likely tactic to produce the desired result , and yet that was the attack most often attempted by Civil War officers . Why ? It's simple and uncompli- cated : they are there and we are here , why not just charge ' em ...
... attack the least likely tactic to produce the desired result , and yet that was the attack most often attempted by Civil War officers . Why ? It's simple and uncompli- cated : they are there and we are here , why not just charge ' em ...
Page 212
... attack and die . " ( The authors draw an in- teresting parallel between the practice of some warring Celts of stripping and painting their bodies blue - to achieve some measure of shock , revulsion , surprise ? —and Stonewall Jackson's ...
... attack and die . " ( The authors draw an in- teresting parallel between the practice of some warring Celts of stripping and painting their bodies blue - to achieve some measure of shock , revulsion , surprise ? —and Stonewall Jackson's ...
Page 238
... Attack : column , 203 ; frontal , 202 " Attack and die , " 212 Attack and Die ( McWhiney and Jamieson ) , 211-12 Aulic Council , 161 Austria , 208 Bachelors : in Union Army , 195–96 Bahamas , 137 Bailey , Thomas A. , 79 Balloons ...
... Attack : column , 203 ; frontal , 202 " Attack and die , " 212 Attack and Die ( McWhiney and Jamieson ) , 211-12 Aulic Council , 161 Austria , 208 Bachelors : in Union Army , 195–96 Bahamas , 137 Bailey , Thomas A. , 79 Balloons ...
Contents
Civil War Leadership | 3 |
Lee and the Guns at Second Manassas | 18 |
P G T Beauregard | 35 |
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