Reflections of a Civil War Historian: Essays on Leadership, Society, and the Art of WarUniversity of Missouri Press, 2004 - 254 strani |
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... caused their be- lief in the attainability of decisive battle, but their realization of the tactical power of the defense also convinced them that they probably could not gain such a result in a frontal fight. Civil War Leadership 7.
... caused their be- lief in the attainability of decisive battle, but their realization of the tactical power of the defense also convinced them that they probably could not gain such a result in a frontal fight. Civil War Leadership 7.
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... battle, as much from Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in Mexico as they had from Napoleon. For a battle to be decisive, the attacker must reach the enemy's rear with his entire force, inducing the enemy to make a frontal attack in ...
... battle, as much from Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in Mexico as they had from Napoleon. For a battle to be decisive, the attacker must reach the enemy's rear with his entire force, inducing the enemy to make a frontal attack in ...
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... battle later lent some credence to the myth—popular in some quarters, particularly many parts of the postwar South ... battles “deserve as his- toric a place in history as that of Thermopylae.” The campaign is indeed an interesting ...
... battle later lent some credence to the myth—popular in some quarters, particularly many parts of the postwar South ... battles “deserve as his- toric a place in history as that of Thermopylae.” The campaign is indeed an interesting ...
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... battles . Still , his strategy often seemed offensive , for on four occasions he employed a turning movement to force the enemy back . Three of these — Second Bull Run , Antietam , and Gettysburg— resulted in spectacular battles , but ...
... battles . Still , his strategy often seemed offensive , for on four occasions he employed a turning movement to force the enemy back . Three of these — Second Bull Run , Antietam , and Gettysburg— resulted in spectacular battles , but ...
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... Battle of Murfreesboro, to straighten out the mess that had come to exist in the officer corps of the Army of Tennessee. Davis grossly misused the capabilities of Joseph E. Johnston—again, obviously because of a personality clash ...
... Battle of Murfreesboro, to straighten out the mess that had come to exist in the officer corps of the Army of Tennessee. Davis grossly misused the capabilities of Joseph E. Johnston—again, obviously because of a personality clash ...
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The War Strikes Home | 52 |
A Virginian | 66 |
Lincolns Presidential Example in Dealing with the Military | 78 |
The War inside the Church | 99 |
The Crux of Frank L | 111 |
We Shall Cease to Be Friends | 133 |
Civil War to World War I | 147 |
The War Board the Basis of the United States | 158 |
Creation Mobilization | 169 |
The Evolution of Tactics in the Civil War | 200 |
On Remembering and Reliving History | 221 |
Index | 237 |
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Reflections of a Civil War Historian: Essays on Leadership, Society, and the ... Herman Hattaway Prikaz kratkega opisa - 2003 |
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