Jefferson Davis's Generals Gabor S. Boritt Editor
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Confederate General P.G.T.Beauregard once wrote that "no people ever warred for independence with more relative advantages than the Confederates." If there was any doubt as to w… More...
Confederate General P.G.T.Beauregard once wrote that "no people ever warred for independence with more relative advantages than the Confederates." If there was any doubt as to what Beauregard sought to imply, he later to chose to spell it out: the failure of the Confederacy lay with the Confederate president Jefferson Davis. In Jefferson Davis' Generals, a team of the nation's most distinguished Civil War historians present fascinating examinations of the men who led the Confederacy through our nation's bloodiest conflict, focusing in particular on Jefferson Davis' relationships with five key generals who held independent commands: Joseph E. Johnston, Robert E. Lee, P.G.T. Beauregard, Braxton Bragg, and John Bell Hood. Craig Symonds examines the underlying implications of a withering trust between Johnston and his friend Jefferson Davis. And was there really harmony between Davis and Robert E. Lee? A tenuous harmony at best, according to Emory Thomas. Michael Parrish explores how Beauregard and Davis worked through a deep and mutual loathing, while Steven E. Woodworth and Herman Hattaway make contrasting evaluations of the competence of Generals Braxton Bragg and John Bell Hood. Taking a different angle on Davis' ill-fated commanders, Lesley Gordon probes the private side of war through the roles of the generals' wives, and Harold Holzer investigates public perceptions of the Confederate leadership through printed images created by artists of the day. Pulitzer Prize-winner James M. McPherson's final chapter ties the individual essays together and offers a new perspective on Confederate strategy as a whole. Jefferson Davis' Generals provides stimulating new insights into one of the most vociferously debated topics in Civil War history. New Textbooks>Trade Paperback>U.S. History>1850 - 1870>1850 - 1870, Oxford University Press Core >1 >T<
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Jefferson Davis's Generals Gabor S. Boritt Editor
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Confederate General P.G.T.Beauregard once wrote that no people ever warred for independence with more relative advantages than the Confederates. If there was any doubt as to what Beaurega… More...
Confederate General P.G.T.Beauregard once wrote that no people ever warred for independence with more relative advantages than the Confederates. If there was any doubt as to what Beauregard sought to imply, he later to chose to spell it out: the failure of the Confederacy lay with the Confederate president Jefferson Davis. In Jefferson Davis' Generals, a team of the nation's most distinguished Civil War historians present fascinating examinations of the men who led the Confederacy through our nation's bloodiest conflict, focusing in particular on Jefferson Davis' relationships with five key generals who held independent commands: Joseph E. Johnston, Robert E. Lee, P.G.T. Beauregard, Braxton Bragg, and John Bell Hood. Craig Symonds examines the underlying implications of a withering trust between Johnston and his friend Jefferson Davis. And was there really harmony between Davis and Robert E. Lee? A tenuous harmony at best, according to Emory Thomas. Michael Parrish explores how Beauregard and Davis worked through a deep and mutual loathing, while Steven E. Woodworth and Herman Hattaway make contrasting evaluations of the competence of Generals Braxton Bragg and John Bell Hood. Taking a different angle on Davis' ill-fated commanders, Lesley Gordon probes the private side of war through the roles of the generals' wives, and Harold Holzer investigates public perceptions of the Confederate leadership through printed images created by artists of the day. Pulitzer Prize-winner James M. McPherson's final chapter ties the individual essays together and offers a new perspective on Confederate strategy as a whole. Jefferson Davis' Generals provides stimulating new insights into one of the most vociferously debated topics in Civil War history. New Textbooks>Trade Paperback>U.S. History>1850 - 1870>1850 - 1870, Oxford University Press Core >1 >T<
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[EAN: 9780195139211], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Oxford University Press, New York], DAVIS JEFFERSON 1808 1889 GENERALS, minor cover wear and soil, corners lightly bumped, remainder marks on text block, interior tight and clean, xvii + 217 pp, examinations of the men who led the Confederacy through our nation's bloodiest conflict including Joseph E. Johnston, Robert E. Lee, P G. T. Beauregard, Braxton Bragg and John Bell Hood, a few bw photographs Size: 5.5 x 8.5 Size: 6 x 9, Books<
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Boritt, Gabor S (Editor):Jefferson Davis's Generals (Gettysburg Civil War Institute Books)
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