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The Seven Days' Battles - The War Begins Anew (Hardcover)
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The Seven Days' Battles - The War Begins Anew (Hardcover)
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Written in a clear and engaging narrative style, this book analyzes
the pivotal campaign in which Robert E. Lee drove the Union Army of
the Potomac under George B. McClellan away from the Confederate
capital of Richmond, VA, in the summer of 1862. The Seven Days'
Battles: The War Begins Anew examines how Lee's Confederate forces
squared off against McClellan's Union Army during this week-long
struggle, revealing how both sides committed many errors that could
have affected the outcome. Indeed, while Lee is often credited with
having brilliant battle plans, the author shows how the Confederate
commander mismanaged battles, employed too many complicated
maneuvers, and overestimated what was possible with the resources
he had available. For his part, McClellan of the Union Army failed
to commit his troops at key moments, accepted erroneous
intelligence, and hindered his campaign by refusing to respect the
authority of his civilian superiors. This book presents a synthetic
treatment that closely analyzes the military decisions that were
made and why they were made, analyzes the successes and failures of
the major commanders on both sides, and clearly explains the
outcomes of the battles. The work contains sufficient depth of
information to serve as a resource for undergraduate American
history students while providing enjoyable reading for Civil War
enthusiasts as well as general audiences.
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