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The Civil War in the East - Struggle, Stalemate, and Victory (Hardcover)
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The Civil War in the East - Struggle, Stalemate, and Victory (Hardcover)
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This book fills a gap in Civil War literature on the strategies
employed by the Union and Confederacy in the East, offering a more
integrated interpretation of military operations that shows how
politics, public perception, geography, and logistics shaped the
course of military operations in the East. For all the literature
about Civil War military operations and leadership, precious little
has been written about strategy, particularly in what has become
known as the eastern theater. Yet it is in this theater where the
interaction of geography and logistics, politics and public
opinion, battlefront and home front, and the conduct of military
operations and civil-military relations can be highlighted in sharp
relief. With opposing capitals barely 100 miles apart and with the
Chesapeake Bay/tidewater area offering Union generals the same
sorts of opportunities sought by Confederate leaders in the
Shenandoah Valley, geography shaped military operations in
fundamental ways: the very rivers that obstructed Union overland
advances offered them the chance to outflank Confederate-prepared
positions. If the proximity of the enemy capital proved too
tempting to pass up, generals on each side were aware that a major
mishap could lead to an enemy parade down the streets of their own
capital city. Presidents, politicians, and the press peeked over
the shoulders of military commanders, some of who were not
reluctant to engage in their own intrigues as they promoted their
own fortunes. The Civil War in the East does not rest upon new
primary sources or an extensive rummaging through the mountains of
material already available. Rather, it takes a fresh look at
military operations and the assumptions that shaped them, and
offers a more integrated interpretation of military operations that
shows how politics, public perception, geography, and logistics
shaped the course of military operations in the East. The eastern
theater was indeed a theater of decision (and indecision),
precisely because people believed that it was important. The
presence of the capitals raised the stakes of victory and defeat;
at a time when people viewed war in terms of decisive battles, the
anticipation of victory followed by disappointment and persistent
strategic stalemate characterized the course of events in the East.
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