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Decision in the Heartland - The Civil War in the West (Paperback) Loot Price: R421
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Decision in the Heartland - The Civil War in the West (Paperback): Steven E Woodworth

Decision in the Heartland - The Civil War in the West (Paperback)

Steven E Woodworth

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The verdict is in: the Civil War was won in the West, that is, in the nation's heartland, between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. Contrary to much popular literature, serious scholars have determined in one careful study after another the pivotal importance of what was, at the time of the Civil War, the western United States. In this fast-paced overview, Steven E. Woodworth presents his case for the decisiveness of that theater.
Overwhelming evidence now indicates that western campaigns cost the Confederacy vast territories, the manufacturing center of Nashville, the financial center of New Orleans, communications hubs such as Corinth, Chattanooga, and Atlanta, along with the agricultural produce of the breadbasket of the Confederacy. They sapped the morale of Confederates and buoyed the spirits of Unionists, ultimately sealing the Northern electorate's decision to return Lincoln to the presidency for a second term and to see the war through to final victory. Detailing the "western" clashes (Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Chattanooga, and Atlanta) that proved so significant, Woodworth contends that it was there alone that the Civil War could be--and was--decided.

General

Imprint: Bison Books
Country of origin: United States
Release date: May 2011
First published: July 2011
Authors: Steven E Woodworth
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 978-0-8032-3626-4
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1800 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Civil war
Books > History > American history > 1800 to 1900
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN: 0-8032-3626-3
Barcode: 9780803236264

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