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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... became his disciple, receiving a B.A. in 1961, an M.A. in 1963, and a Ph.D. in 1969, all under his val- uable and much-admired direction. I have found collaboration to be enormously useful and helpful in researching and writing. Only ...
... became his disciple, receiving a B.A. in 1961, an M.A. in 1963, and a Ph.D. in 1969, all under his val- uable and much-admired direction. I have found collaboration to be enormously useful and helpful in researching and writing. Only ...
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... became Civil War generals were in ac- tive military service. The others, the civilians who became general officers, can be divided into three categories: those with no Civil War Leadership 5.
... became Civil War generals were in ac- tive military service. The others, the civilians who became general officers, can be divided into three categories: those with no Civil War Leadership 5.
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... 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 by civilians went to politicians ...
... 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 by civilians went to politicians ...
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... became vastly more complex and problematical. Davis failed to make peace, or come to terms, with Beauregard, from whom he had early become alienated. Hence he failed to get anything near the contribution that that intelligent—possibly ...
... became vastly more complex and problematical. Davis failed to make peace, or come to terms, with Beauregard, from whom he had early become alienated. Hence he failed to get anything near the contribution that that intelligent—possibly ...
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... became my job to do so. Whatever else Lee may have been, and however good a general he was, he certainly has been good for me! His life made an acceptable book, and not only that, it became a book that won the Confederate Memorial ...
... became my job to do so. Whatever else Lee may have been, and however good a general he was, he certainly has been good for me! His life made an acceptable book, and not only that, it became a book that won the Confederate Memorial ...
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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