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Union War
Häftad, 2012
288 kr
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Even one hundred and fifty years later, we are haunted by the Civil War—by its division, its bloodshed, and perhaps, above all, by its origins. Today, many believe that the war was fought over slavery. This answer satisfies our contemporary sense of justice, but as Gary Gallagher shows in this …
Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History
Av Gary W. Gallagher, Alan T. Nolan
Häftad, 2010
266 kr
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Was the Confederacy doomed from the start in its struggle against the superior might of the Union? Did its forces fight heroically against all odds for the cause of states' rights? In reality, these suggestions are an elaborate and intentional effort on the part of Southerners to rationalize the …
Confederate War
Häftad, 1999
278 kr
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If one is to believe contemporary historians, the South never had a chance. Many allege that the Confederacy lost the Civil War because of internal division or civilian disaffection; others point to flawed military strategy or ambivalence over slavery. But, argues distinguished historian Gary …
Lee and His Generals in War and Memory
Häftad, 2004
353 kr
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In this collection, Civil War historian Gary W. Gallagher examines Robert E. Lee, his principal subordinates, the treatment they have received in the literature on Confederate military history, and the continuing influence of Lost Cause arguments in the late-twentieth-century United States. …
Civil War Writing
New Perspectives on Iconic Texts
Av Stephen Cushman, Gary W. Gallagher
Inbunden, 2019
653 kr
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Civil War Writing is a collection of new essays that focus on the most significant writing about the American Civil War by participants who lived through it, whether as civilians or combatants, southerners or northerners, women or men, blacks or whites. Collectively, as contributors show, these …
Civil War Witnesses and Their Books
New Perspectives on Iconic Works
Av Gary W Gallagher, Gary W. Gallagher m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
659 kr
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Civil War Witnesses and Their Books: New Perspectives on Iconic Works serves as a wide-ranging analysis of texts written by individuals who experienced the American Civil War. Edited by Gary W. Gallagher and Stephen Cushman, this volume, like its companion, Civil War Writing: New Perspectives on …
Enduring Civil War
Reflections on the Great American Crisis
Häftad, 2022
342 kr
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In the seventy-three succinct essays gathered in The Enduring Civil War, celebrated historian Gary W. Gallagher highlights the complexity and richness of the war, from its origins to its memory, as topics for study, contemplation, and dispute. He places contemporary understanding of the Civil War, …
With the USO in the Pacific During World War II
The Memoir and Diary of Shirley Rose Gray, June–August 1945
Inbunden, 2026
354 kr
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Shirley Rose Gray's memoir and diary chronicle her World War II experiences with a USO show in the Pacific Theater during the summer of 1945. Part of comedic film actor Eddie Bracken's troupe of entertainers, the twenty-two-year-old native of Los Angeles performed on bitterly contested islands such …
Wilderness Campaign
E-bok, 2012
268 kr
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In the spring of 1864, in the vast Virginia scrub forest known as the Wilderness, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee first met in battle. The Wilderness campaign of May 5–6 initiated an epic confrontation between these two Civil War commanders — one that would finally end, eleven months later, with …
Stephen Dodson Ramseur
Lee's Gallant General
Häftad, 1995
370 kr
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Stephen Dodson Ramseur, born in Lincolnton, North Carolina, in 1837, compiled an enviable record as a brigadier in the Army of Northern Virginia. Commissioned major general the day after his twenty-seventh birthday, he was the youngest West Pointer to achieve that rank in the Confederate army. He …
Fighting for the Confederacy
The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander
Häftad, 1998
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
471 kr
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Originally published by UNC Press in 1989, Fighting for the Confederacy is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast literature on the Civil War. Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the East, from First Manassas through Appomattox, and his duties brought him …
Third Day at Gettysburg and Beyond
Häftad, 1998
343 kr
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The six essays collected here explore the enduring impact of the America Civil War on that nation's national consciousness. Contributors examine subjects as diverse as tactics, the uses of autobiography and the power of myth-making in the southern tradition. Their work should help to refocus the …
Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862
Häftad, 2010
356 kr
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This title deals with the campaign that made Stonewall Jackson a hero of the Confederacy. It explores the Shenandoah Valley campaign, best known for its role in establishing Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson's reputation as the Confederacy's greatest military idol. The authors address questions of …
Lee and His Army in Confederate History
Häftad, 2006
426 kr
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Was Robert E. Lee a gifted soldier whose only weaknesses lay in the depth of his loyalty to his troops, affection for his lieutenants, and dedication to the cause of the Confederacy? Or was he an ineffective leader and poor tactician whose reputation was drastically inflated by early biographers …
Wilderness Campaign
Häftad, 2006
399 kr
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The Wilderness campaign of May 5-6, 1864, initiated an epic confrontation between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee that would ultimately end, eleven months later, with Lee's surrender at Appomattox. The eight essays assembled here explore aspects of the background, conduct, and repercussions of …
Antietam Campaign
Häftad, 2008
399 kr
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This book provides new insights into the bloodiest day of the Civil War.The Maryland campaign of September 1862 ranks among the most important military operations of the American Civil War. The climactic clash came on September 17 at the battle of Antietam, where more than 23,000 men fell in the …
Fredericksburg Campaign
Decision on the Rappahannock
Häftad, 2008
399 kr
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This book describes the antecedents and aftermath of a key campaign.This collection of seven original essays by leading Civil War historians reinterprets the bloody Fredericksburg campaign and places it within a broader social and political context. By analyzing the battle's antecedents as well as …
Richmond Campaign of 1862
The Peninsula and the Seven Days
Häftad, 2008
312 kr
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This title explores key political, diplomatic, social, and military issues at stake. The Richmond campaign of 1862, waged by armies under Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan, ranks as one of the most important military operations of the first years of the American Civil War. This book offers nine …
Wars Within a War
Controversy and Conflict Over the American Civil War
Av Joan Waugh, Gary W. Gallagher
Häftad, 2014
472 kr
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Comprised of essays from twelve leading scholars, this volume extends the discussion of Civil War controversies far past the death of the Confederacy in the spring of 1865. Contributors address, among other topics, Walt Whitman's poetry, the handling of the Union and Confederate dead, the treatment …
Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864
Häftad, 2009
356 kr
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This book takes a fresh look at the longest campaign in the region. Generally regarded as the most important Civil War military operation conducted in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, the campaign of 1864 lasted more than four months and claimed more than 25,000 casualties. Beyond the loss of …
Chancellorsville
The Battle and Its Aftermath
Häftad, 2009
356 kr
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This book tells about the Confederate victory and its cost. Chancellorsville was a remarkable victory for Robert E. Lee's troops, a fact that had significant psychological importance for both sides, which had met recently at Fredericksburg and would meet again at Gettysburg in just two months. But …
Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862
E-bok, 2003
250 kr
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This volume explores the Shenandoah Valley campaign, best known for its role in establishing Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s reputation as the Confederacy’s greatest military idol. The authors address questions of military leadership, strategy and tactics, the campaign’s political and social …
Wars Within a War
Controversy and Conflict Over the American Civil War
Av Joan Waugh, Joan Waugh m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
704 kr
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This is a sampler of the best scholarship on the Civil War and its memory.The twelve essays in ""Wars within a War"" explore the internal stresses that posed serious challenges to the viability of the opposing sides in the Civil War as well as some of the ways in which wartime disputes and cultural …
Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten
How Hollywood and Popular Art Shape What We Know About the Civil War
Häftad, 2010
631 kr
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This title includes versions of history we learn at the movies. More than 60,000 books have been published on the Civil War. Most Americans, though, get their ideas about the war - why it was fought, what was won, what was lost - not from books but from movies, television, and other popular media. …
Third Day at Gettysburg and Beyond
E-bok, 2000
214 kr
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The six essays in this volume testify to the enduring impact of the Civil War on our national consciousness. Covering subjects as diverse as tactics, the uses of autobiography, and the power of myth-making in the southern tradition, they illustrate the rewards of imaginative scholarship — even for …
Stephen Dodson Ramseur
Lee''s Gallant General
E-bok, 2000
276 kr
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Stephen Dodson Ramseur, born in Lincolnton, North Carolina, in 1837, compiled an enviable record as a brigadier in the Army of Northern Virginia. Commissioned major general the day after his twenty-seventh birthday, he was the youngest West Pointer to achieve that rank in the Confederate army. He …
Spotsylvania Campaign
Häftad, 2010
356 kr
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Top military historians examine one of the bloodiest clashes between Grant and Lee. The Spotsylvania Campaign was a crucial period in the protracted confrontation between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee in spring 1864. Approaching the campaign from a variety of perspectives, the contributors to …
Shenandoah Valley Campaigns, Omnibus E-book
Includes The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862 and The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864
E-bok, 2011
410 kr
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This Omnibus ebook contains the two-volume collection of essays, edited by Gary Gallagher, that covers the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns of 1862 and 1864. 1862: This volume explores the Shenandoah Valley campaign, best known for its role in establishing Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s reputation as …
Richmond Campaign of 1862
The Peninsula and the Seven Days
E-bok, 2000
250 kr
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The Richmond campaign of April–July 1862 ranks as one of the most important military operations of the first years of the American Civil War. Key political, diplomatic, social, and military issues were at stake as Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan faced off on the peninsula between the York and …
Lee and His Army in Confederate History
E-bok, 2002
276 kr
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Was Robert E. Lee a gifted soldier whose only weaknesses lay in the depth of his loyalty to his troops, affection for his lieutenants, and dedication to the cause of the Confederacy? Or was he an ineffective leader and poor tactician whose reputation was drastically inflated by early biographers …
