Books > History > American history
|
Buy Now
The Virginia Campaign, 1864 And 1865 (Paperback, 1st Da Capo Press ed)
Loot Price: R828
Discovery Miles 8 280
|
|
The Virginia Campaign, 1864 And 1865 (Paperback, 1st Da Capo Press ed)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
Most people still view the final, bloody confrontation between
Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee as a relentless grinding away of
the Army of Northern Virginia in a continuous battle of attrition,
attributing Grant's victory not to his generalship but to his
overwhelming superiority in numbers. General Andrew A. Humphreys
(1810-1883), chief of staff of the Army of the Potomac and later
the fiery commander of the Second Corps, provides readers with a
far more enlightened understanding in The Virginia Campaign, 1864
and 1865 . Humphreys was known for his high military scholarship,
conspicuous courage, and remarkable coolness in combat. Joshua
Chamberlain hailed him as "the accomplished, heroic soldier, the
noble and modest man."In The Virginia Campaign, Humphreys examines
the strategy, battles, and consequences from the detached
perspective of a historian intimately acquainted with his material.
Especially valuable is his clear dissection of alternative plans of
campaign. For readers seeking concise accounts of, and insightful
analyses into, the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court
House, and Cold Harbor, the siege of Petersburg, the capture of
Richmond, and the surrender of Lee's army, this volume in the
landmark Campaigns of the Civil War series more than fulfills the
requirements.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.