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Confederate Generals in the Western Theater, Volume 1: Classic Essays on America's Civil War First Edition, Edition
Contributor(s): Hewitt, Lawrence L. (Author), Bergeron, Arthur W. (Author)

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 ISBN: 1572337001     ISBN-13: 9781572337008
Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
OUR PRICE: $43.65  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: May 2010
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- History | Military - United States
- History | Essays
Dewey: 973.709
LCCN: 2009051917
Series: Confederate Generals in the Trans-Mississippi
Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.6" W x 9.24" L (1.26 lbs) 288 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Civil War
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Cultural Region - South
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2010 pg. 68
 
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Publisher Description:
This collection, the first of several projected volumes, brings together some of the best previously published essays on Confederate commanders in the Western Theater. Including articles by such distinguished historians as Grady McWhiney, Charles P. Roland, T. Harry Williams, Frank E. Vandiver, Archer Jones, and Edwin C. Bearss, many of these pieces have only appeared in academic journals, and most have long been out of print. In resurrecting them, this volume introduces a new generation of readers to some of the mid-twentieth century's most significant Civil War scholarship.

As part of a new series, The Western Theater in the Civil War, this volume reflects the premise that truly understanding the outcome of the war can only be gained through greater knowledge of the western campaigns and the generals who waged them. The essays gathered here--such as Roland's reassessment of Albert Sidney Johnston, Williams's examination of P. G. T. Beauregard's role at Shiloh, Bearss's look at Bedford Forrest's great tactical victory at Brice's Cross Roads, and Vandiver's analysis of John Bell Hood's use of logistics--are admirable contributions to this goal. Significantly, in addition to highlighting the Western Theater's best-known generals, this volume also includes essays on two of its less familiar ones, Patton Anderson and Daniel C. Govan, thus rescuing these fascinating figures from undeserved oblivion.

Future volumes of Confederate Generals in the Western Theater will showcase the latest scholarship with new essays written expressly for the series. By gathering classic earlier work between one set of covers, this opening foray sets a high standard indeed.
 
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