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The American Civil War : a military history

text The American Civil War : a military history

Summary

Analyzes many puzzling aspects of the Civil War, from its mismatched sides to the absence of decisive outcomes for dozens of skirmishes, and offers insight into the war's psychology, ideology, and economics while discussing the pivotal roles of leadership and geography.

Contents
North and South divide -- Will there be a war? -- Improvised armies -- Running the war -- The military geography of the Civil War -- The life of the soldier -- Plans -- McClellan takes command -- The war in middle America -- Lee's war in the East,... Read more
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Description
xvi, 396 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf 2009

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 973.73 KEE in Adult Non-fiction Available

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