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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... strategy, one which seemed well adapted to the weaker side, which clearly, as everyone could see, the South was. But territory was a defensive asset for the South: the vast size of the Confederacy, its poor roads, and its somewhat ...
... strategy, one which seemed well adapted to the weaker side, which clearly, as everyone could see, the South was. But territory was a defensive asset for the South: the vast size of the Confederacy, its poor roads, and its somewhat ...
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... strategy of in- flicting defeat primarily by conquering territory very difficult in any case; but in addition, the limited rail and water routes of inva- sion made obvious the potential Union lines of operation, enabling the ...
... strategy of in- flicting defeat primarily by conquering territory very difficult in any case; but in addition, the limited rail and water routes of inva- sion made obvious the potential Union lines of operation, enabling the ...
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... strategy . Unlike Abraham Lincoln , Jefferson Davis had no powerful and vocal radicals advocating their strategic ideas and pushing to greater prominence certain favored generals . Though Davis was pressured to provide for the defense ...
... strategy . Unlike Abraham Lincoln , Jefferson Davis had no powerful and vocal radicals advocating their strategic ideas and pushing to greater prominence certain favored generals . Though Davis was pressured to provide for the defense ...
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... strategic defense permitted an application on an unprecedented scale of the Napoleonic concept of concentra- tion at ... strategy, but because Beauregard's proposal involved weakening Lee's army— and that was something which Lee never ...
... strategic defense permitted an application on an unprecedented scale of the Napoleonic concept of concentra- tion at ... strategy, but because Beauregard's proposal involved weakening Lee's army— and that was something which Lee never ...
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... strategic theme. In order for this to happen, Richmond would have had to supply good di- rection and constantly restructure departmental lines to reflect the changing military situation, and this was not adequately done.3 Beginning with ...
... strategic theme. In order for this to happen, Richmond would have had to supply good di- rection and constantly restructure departmental lines to reflect the changing military situation, and this was not adequately done.3 Beginning with ...
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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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