Название: Challenges of Command in the Civil War : Generalship, Leadership, and Strategy at Gettysburg, Petersburg, and Beyond, Volume I
Автор: Richard J. Sommers
Издательство: Savas Beatie
ISBN: 1611214327
Год: 2018
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 289
Для сайта: LitMy
Размер: 27,6 МБ
Язык: Английский
Dr. Richard Sommers Challenges of Command in the Civil War distills six decades of studying the Civil War into two succinct, thought-provoking volumes. This first installment focuses on “Civil War Generals and Generalship.” The subsequent volume will explore “Civil War Strategy, Operations, and Organization.” Each chapter is a free-standing essay that can be appreciated in its own right without reading the entire book.
Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee stand out in Volume I as Dr. Sommers analyzes their generalship throughout the Civil War. Their exercise of command in the decisive Virginia Campaign from May 1864 to April 1865 receives particular attention—especially during the great Siege of Petersburg, about which the author has long ranked as the pioneering and pre-eminent historian.