Commanding the Storm: Civil War Battles in the Words of the Generals Who Fought Them - Tapa blanda

Stephens, John Richard

 
9780762787906: Commanding the Storm: Civil War Battles in the Words of the Generals Who Fought Them
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ISBN 10: 0762787902 ISBN 13: 9780762787906
Editorial: The Lyons Press, 2014

Sinopsis

From Beauregard and Custer to Lee and Sherman, twelve commanders from each side vividly describe what they and their men experienced at twelve of the war's most legendary battles from Fort Sumter to Appomattox Court House in accounts gathered from letters, memoirs, reports, and testimonies. They relate noted incidents and personal triumphs and tragedies while covering strategies and explaining battlefield decisions. Trench warfare at Petersburg and Sherman's scorched earth policy in Georgia foreshadowed the world wars to come, and technological advancements―such as armored steamships, landmines, and machine guns―literally changed the landscape of war. Submarines and a time bomb even came into play. Informative biographies and headnotes for each battle give parallel statistics at a glance and establish context; sidebars cover notable tactics and technologies, including espionage, aerial reconnaissance, and guerilla warfare; and a concise roll-call outline each commander's life in full after the war. Here, from the men who conducted and controlled it, is an invaluable sourcebook of what happened in the War Between the States and why.

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John Richard Stephens trained as an intelligence officer and held numerous positions in the U.S. Air Force, including group level executive officer and squadron commander. The author of fourteen books, including Weird History 101; The Wild, Wild West; and Wyatt Earp Speaks!, he lives on Maui, Hawaii.

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Editorial
The Lyons Press
Año de publicación
2014
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0762787902
ISBN 13 
9780762787906
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Número de páginas
336
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