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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... line. Clearly the United States had the power to fight a two-front war and Hattaway adroitly suggests that a stalemate seemed likely and would have been too costly for Victoria's exchequer. Deftly written, boldly insightful, certainly ...
... line. Clearly the United States had the power to fight a two-front war and Hattaway adroitly suggests that a stalemate seemed likely and would have been too costly for Victoria's exchequer. Deftly written, boldly insightful, certainly ...
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... lines of operation, enabling the Confederates easily to concentrate against them. Rebel guerrilla activity and early ... line of operations so obvious that the Confederates could force him to approach them head on. A Union frontal attack ...
... lines of operation, enabling the Confederates easily to concentrate against them. Rebel guerrilla activity and early ... line of operations so obvious that the Confederates could force him to approach them head on. A Union frontal attack ...
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... lines of operation by rail in Virginia were easily discernible , though the Confederates could turn the Union army on the west , and the Union forces could turn the Confederates on the east . R. E. Lee used this advantage in 1862 and ...
... lines of operation by rail in Virginia were easily discernible , though the Confederates could turn the Union army on the west , and the Union forces could turn the Confederates on the east . R. E. Lee used this advantage in 1862 and ...
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... line. P. G. T. Beauregard expressed it in classical form; others, such as the Kentuckians, simply wanted to recover their state. The coinci- dence of relative Union weakness in central Tennessee enabled all factions to coalesce to form ...
... line. P. G. T. Beauregard expressed it in classical form; others, such as the Kentuckians, simply wanted to recover their state. The coinci- dence of relative Union weakness in central Tennessee enabled all factions to coalesce to form ...
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... lines to reflect the changing military situation, and this was not adequately done.3 Beginning with an array of miniature departments, Davis grad- ually enlarged them until, in the fall of 1862, he had evolved a complex—if enigmatic ...
... lines to reflect the changing military situation, and this was not adequately done.3 Beginning with an array of miniature departments, Davis grad- ually enlarged them until, in the fall of 1862, he had evolved a complex—if enigmatic ...
Contents
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35 | |
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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