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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... seemed likely and would have been too costly for Victoria's exchequer. Deftly written, boldly insightful, certainly controversial, this is a must read for anyone willing to think seriously about the war that changed the United States ...
... seemed likely and would have been too costly for Victoria's exchequer. Deftly written, boldly insightful, certainly controversial, this is a must read for anyone willing to think seriously about the war that changed the United States ...
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... seemed well adapted to the weaker side, which clearly, as everyone could see, the South was. But territory was a defensive asset for the South: the vast size of the Confederacy, its poor roads, and its somewhat limited production of ...
... seemed well adapted to the weaker side, which clearly, as everyone could see, the South was. But territory was a defensive asset for the South: the vast size of the Confederacy, its poor roads, and its somewhat limited production of ...
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... seemed offensive , for on four occasions he employed a turning movement to force the enemy back . Three of these — Second Bull Run , Antietam , and Gettysburg— resulted in spectacular battles , but Lee's fundamental purpose had been and ...
... seemed offensive , for on four occasions he employed a turning movement to force the enemy back . Three of these — Second Bull Run , Antietam , and Gettysburg— resulted in spectacular battles , but Lee's fundamental purpose had been and ...
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... seemed that it would be nice and even symbolically appro- priate to commemorate the reissue of General Stephen D. Lee by taking another look—now, at this more mature point in my own ca- reer—at one of the high points of Lee's military ...
... seemed that it would be nice and even symbolically appro- priate to commemorate the reissue of General Stephen D. Lee by taking another look—now, at this more mature point in my own ca- reer—at one of the high points of Lee's military ...
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... seemed like the very heavens were in a blaze , or , like two angry clouds surcharged with electricity and wafted by opposing winds , had met terrific in battle.21 The Confederates fought back furiously , some quickly running out of ...
... seemed like the very heavens were in a blaze , or , like two angry clouds surcharged with electricity and wafted by opposing winds , had met terrific in battle.21 The Confederates fought back furiously , some quickly running out of ...
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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