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Grant's Lieutenants: From Chattanooga to Appomatox (Modern War Studies) (Modern War Studies (Hardcover))
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Description for Grant's Lieutenants: From Chattanooga to Appomatox (Modern War Studies) (Modern War Studies (Hardcover))
Hardcover. Assesses Union generalship during the final two years of the Civil War. This book covers Union field generals like William T Sherman, George Thomas, George Meade, and Philip Sheridan, as well as the less-prominent Franz Sigel, Horatio Wright, Edward Ord, and Benjamin Butler. Editor(s): Woodworth, Steven E. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
A companion to Grant's ""Lieutenants: From Cairo to Vicksburg"", this new volume assesses Union generalship during the final two years of the Civil War. Steven Woodworth, one of the war's premier historians, is joined by a team of distinguished scholars - Mark Grimsley, John Marszalek, and Earl Hess, among others - who critique Ulysses S. Grant's commanders in terms of both their working relationship with their general-in-chief and their actual performances.The book covers well-known Union field generals like William T. Sherman, George Thomas, George Meade, and Philip Sheridan, as well as the less-prominent Franz Sigel, Horatio Wright, Edward Ord, and ... Read more
A companion to Grant's ""Lieutenants: From Cairo to Vicksburg"", this new volume assesses Union generalship during the final two years of the Civil War. Steven Woodworth, one of the war's premier historians, is joined by a team of distinguished scholars - Mark Grimsley, John Marszalek, and Earl Hess, among others - who critique Ulysses S. Grant's commanders in terms of both their working relationship with their general-in-chief and their actual performances.The book covers well-known Union field generals like William T. Sherman, George Thomas, George Meade, and Philip Sheridan, as well as the less-prominent Franz Sigel, Horatio Wright, Edward Ord, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700615896
SKU
V9780700615896
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About
Steven E. Woodworth is professor of history at Texas Christian University. He is the author and editor of more than a dozen books, including Nothing but Victory: The Army of the Tennessee, 1861-1865.
Reviews for Grant's Lieutenants: From Chattanooga to Appomatox (Modern War Studies) (Modern War Studies (Hardcover))
These stimulating and insightful essays remind us of the collaborative nature of military command and help us appreciate how Grant persevered and ultimately prevailed in directing the Union armies to victory. Brooks D. Simpson, author of Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph over Adversity, 1822-1865 ""A companion to Woodworth's earlier collection of essays on top Union commanders that matches the high quality ... Read more