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The Civil War in the East. Struggle, Stalemate, and Victory.
D. Simpson
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Paperback. For all the literature about Civil War military operations and leadership, precious little has been written about strategy, particularly in the eastern theatre. The Civil War in the East takes a fresh look at military operations in this sector and the assumptions that shaped them. Num Pages: 162 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
For all the literature about Civil War military operations and leadership, precious little has been written about strategy, particularly in the eastern theater. The Civil War in the East takes a fresh look at military operations in this sector and the assumptions that shaped them.With opposing capitals barely a hundred miles apart and with the Chesapeake Bay–Tidewater area offering Union generals the same sorts of opportunities that Confederate leaders sought in the Shenandoah Valley, geography shaped military operations in fundamental ways. Presidents, politicians, and the press peeked over the shoulders of military commanders, some of whom were not reluctant to ... Read more
For all the literature about Civil War military operations and leadership, precious little has been written about strategy, particularly in the eastern theater. The Civil War in the East takes a fresh look at military operations in this sector and the assumptions that shaped them.With opposing capitals barely a hundred miles apart and with the Chesapeake Bay–Tidewater area offering Union generals the same sorts of opportunities that Confederate leaders sought in the Shenandoah Valley, geography shaped military operations in fundamental ways. Presidents, politicians, and the press peeked over the shoulders of military commanders, some of whom were not reluctant to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
Number of Pages
162
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781612346281
SKU
V9781612346281
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About D. Simpson
BROOKS D. SIMPSON is ASU Foundation Professor of History at Arizona State University. He is the author of several books, including America’s Civil War (Harlan Davidson, 1996) and Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph over Adversity, 1822–1865 (Houghton Mifflin, 2000). He has written numerous articles and appeared on C-SPAN, NPR, and PBS’s The American Experience. He lives in Gilbert, Arizona.
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