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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... President. I believe that in some cases, and definitely in my case, collabora- tions have become greater than the sum of their parts: that is, nei- ther collaborator could possibly have done the same job alone, because each had special ...
... President. I believe that in some cases, and definitely in my case, collabora- tions have become greater than the sum of their parts: that is, nei- ther collaborator could possibly have done the same job alone, because each had special ...
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... presidents occasionally granted promotions for broader considerations , usually political in nature.1 The age of a general can have much bearing upon his ability to 1. It has been typical of Civil War scholars to denigrate nearly all of ...
... presidents occasionally granted promotions for broader considerations , usually political in nature.1 The age of a general can have much bearing upon his ability to 1. It has been typical of Civil War scholars to denigrate nearly all of ...
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... President Jefferson Davis.) At 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 ...
... President Jefferson Davis.) At 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 ...
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... president named 425 individuals to one of the South's four grades of general; 299 remained in grade at the return of peace. With only a minute nucleus of regular officers, actually both the North and the South managed very well. Warfare ...
... president named 425 individuals to one of the South's four grades of general; 299 remained in grade at the return of peace. With only a minute nucleus of regular officers, actually both the North and the South managed very well. Warfare ...
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... president — the commander in chief — made the ultimate determina- tions concerning grand strategy . Unlike Abraham Lincoln , Jefferson Davis had no powerful and vocal radicals advocating their strategic ideas and pushing to greater ...
... president — the commander in chief — made the ultimate determina- tions concerning grand strategy . Unlike Abraham Lincoln , Jefferson Davis had no powerful and vocal radicals advocating their strategic ideas and pushing to greater ...
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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