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Retreat to Victory?
Robert G. Tanner
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Description for Retreat to Victory?
Hardback. Did Confederate armies attack too often for their own good? Was the relentless, sometimes costly effort to preserve territory a blunder? Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 162 pages, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Did Confederate armies attack too often for their own good? Was the relentless, sometimes costly effort to preserve territory a blunder? Why great battles in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Tennessee rather than well-laid ambushes in Alabama's sandhills or the pine forests of the Carolinas? These questions about Confederate strategy have dogged historians since Appomattox. Many have come to believe that the South might have won the Civil War if it had only avoided head-on battles, conducted an aggressive guerrilla campaign, and maneuvered across wide swaths of territory to exhaust the Union's willingness to continue the war. Retreat to Victory? Confederate ... Read more
Did Confederate armies attack too often for their own good? Was the relentless, sometimes costly effort to preserve territory a blunder? Why great battles in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Tennessee rather than well-laid ambushes in Alabama's sandhills or the pine forests of the Carolinas? These questions about Confederate strategy have dogged historians since Appomattox. Many have come to believe that the South might have won the Civil War if it had only avoided head-on battles, conducted an aggressive guerrilla campaign, and maneuvered across wide swaths of territory to exhaust the Union's willingness to continue the war. Retreat to Victory? Confederate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
Series
The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era
Number of Pages
162
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780842028813
SKU
V9780842028813
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About Robert G. Tanner
Robert G. Tanner practices law in Atlanta, Georgia. He has studied and lectured on the Civil War for more than twenty-five years.
Reviews for Retreat to Victory?
Persuasive and compelling. A fascinating examination of Confederate strategy that makes an important contribution to an overall understanding of the Civil War.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Robert G. Tanner's latest foray into the often contentious arena of Civil War publishing will generate a firestorm of controversy.
North and South
A fascinating insight and analysis of Confederate strategy. ... Read more
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Robert G. Tanner's latest foray into the often contentious arena of Civil War publishing will generate a firestorm of controversy.
North and South
A fascinating insight and analysis of Confederate strategy. ... Read more