This exciting and groundbreaking collection of essays looks at the lives and command decisions of eight Confederates who held the rank of full general and at the impact they had on the conduct, and ultimate outcome, of the Civil War. Old myths and familiar assumptions are cast aside as a group of leading Civil War historians offers new insight into the men of the South, on whose shoulders the weight of prosecuting the war would wall.
The book delves into Stonewall Jackson's leadership during the pivotal battle at Cedar Mountain on August 9, 1862, marking his final independent command. Robert Krick meticulously analyzes original accounts from both Union and Confederate participants, including diaries, letters, and newspaper articles, to provide a comprehensive and vivid portrayal of the battle. This reconstruction highlights the pressures of combat and Jackson's strategic prowess, offering readers a detailed understanding of this significant military confrontation.
In the seventy-three succinct essays gathered in The Enduring Civil War, celebrated historian Gary Gallagher highlights the complexity and richness of the war, from its origins to its memory, as topics for study, contemplation, and dispute.
This is an accessible guide to the American civil war with an emphasis on the people who fought and the impact on the world at large. Eyewitness accounts are used to give a soldier's eye view of the conflict and expose the reality of the battlefield. číst celé
In American Military History: A Very Short Introduction, Joseph T. Glatthaar explores the relationship between America and its military from its origins in the thirteen colonies to today's ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.
Gallagher argues that we should not ask why the Confederacy collapsed so soon but rather how it lasted so long. He examines the Confederate experience through the actions and words of the people who lived it to show how the home front responded to the war, endured its hardships, and assembled armies that fought with great spirit and determination.
The American Military: A Concise History narrates the American military experience. It focuses on four recurring themes- citizen soldiers vs. the standing armed forces; military professionalism; mechanization and technology; and the limits of power-and illuminates the role of the American military in its past and how it is shaping current and future national security issues.