Leaders of the American Civil War - A Biographical and Historiographical Dictionary (Hardcover)

Covering both the great military leaders and the critical civil leaders during the American Civil War, this book provides an overview of their careers and a professional assesment of their accomplishments. Entries consider the leader's character and prewar experience, their contributions to the war effort and the war's impact on the rest of their lives. That's if they lived. The entries then look at how history has assessed these leaders - thus putting their longtime reputations on the line. The result is a revision of some leaders' careers, a call for further study of others and a reaffirmation of the accomplishments of the greatest leaders. Analyzing the leaders historiographically, this book shows how the leaders wanted to be remembered, how postwar memoirists and biographers saw them, the verdict of early historians and how the best modern historians have assessed their contributions. By including a variety of leaders from both civilian and military life, the book provides an understanding of the total war.

General

Imprint:	Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1998
First published:	1998
Editors:	Charles F. Ritter • Jon L. Wakelyn
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	502
ISBN-13:	978-1-57958-112-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	1-57958-112-9
Barcode:	9781579581121

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