The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-6, 1864 - Hardcover

Rhea, Gordon C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807118737 ISBN 13: 9780807118733

Verlag: Louisiana State University Press, 1994

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Book by Rhea Gordon C

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"Never before has there been such a finely detailed -- and objective -- rendering of this battle.... Future accounts of the Wilderness will stand on the shoulders of Rhea's book" -- Chicago Tribune

"Both rich in colorful human incidents and provocative in its leadership assessments.... [Rhea's] book is now the first choice for anyone interested in understanding this critical battle." -- Blue and Gray

"Through [Rhea's] well-constructed profiles of the Union corps commanders, we come to know the strengths and weaknesses of those who held the lives of thousands in their hands." -- Washington Times

"Conventional military history at its best." -- London Times Literary Supplement

This is the latest entry in the new category of regiment-by-regiment accountings of major Civil War battles, products made possible not just by revived interest in the conflict but by the rise of a new generation of Civil War historians able to research with the aid of computer databases. It's a well-written, absorbing, though decidedly bloody tally of the opening battle of the 1864 campaign in Virginia. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia extricated itself several times from the jaws of disaster, while the Union Army of the Potomac slogged to a tactical draw that was turned into a strategic victory by Grant's refusal to retreat. As portrayed in these pages, the battle reflects much credit on the soldiers and somewhat less on most of the generals but certainly deserves the full coverage this massive volume affords. This main selection of the History Book Club is indeed a valuable addition to Civil War collections.--Roland Green "Booklist "

Reseña del editor:

Recounts the first battle between Grant and Lee, when greater Union forces were stopped in dense forests near the Rapidan River in May 1864, causing heavy Confederate losses that meant the beginning of the end for the South

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• Verlag: Louisiana State University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0807118737
• ISBN 13: 9780807118733
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 536