The West Point history of the Civil War /
The West Point history of the Civil War /
The United States Military Academy ; editors: Clifford J. Rogers, Ty Seidule, and Samuel J. Watson.
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- x, 432 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
"Comprises six chapters ot the West Point History of Warfare that have been revised and expanded for the general reader"--Acknowledgments.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Origins of the Civil War and the contest for the borderlands / by Mark E. Neely, Jr. -- The war in the East, July 1861-September 1862 / by Joseph T. Glatthaar -- Lee's war in the East / by Joseph T. Glatthaar -- Grant's war in the West / by Steven E. Woodworth -- Coordinated strategy and hard war / by Earl J. Hess -- The end of the Civil War and Reconstruction / by James K. Hogue.
Offering careful analysis of the political context of military decisions, The West Point History of the Civil War is singularly brilliant at introducing the generals and officer corps of both Union and Confederacy, while explaining the tactics, decisions, and consequences of individual battles and the ebb and flow of the war. For two years it has been beta-tested, vetted, and polished by cadets, West Point faculty, and West Point graduates and the results are clear: This is the best military history of its kind available anywhere.
9781476782621 (hardcover)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
E470 / W516 2014
973.7
"Comprises six chapters ot the West Point History of Warfare that have been revised and expanded for the general reader"--Acknowledgments.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Origins of the Civil War and the contest for the borderlands / by Mark E. Neely, Jr. -- The war in the East, July 1861-September 1862 / by Joseph T. Glatthaar -- Lee's war in the East / by Joseph T. Glatthaar -- Grant's war in the West / by Steven E. Woodworth -- Coordinated strategy and hard war / by Earl J. Hess -- The end of the Civil War and Reconstruction / by James K. Hogue.
Offering careful analysis of the political context of military decisions, The West Point History of the Civil War is singularly brilliant at introducing the generals and officer corps of both Union and Confederacy, while explaining the tactics, decisions, and consequences of individual battles and the ebb and flow of the war. For two years it has been beta-tested, vetted, and polished by cadets, West Point faculty, and West Point graduates and the results are clear: This is the best military history of its kind available anywhere.
9781476782621 (hardcover)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
E470 / W516 2014
973.7