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"America's bloodiest day"--the Battle of Antietam on September 17,
1862--left more dead American soldiers in its wake than any other
24-hour period in history. Antietam and the related battles of the
Maryland Campaign that led up to the lethal confrontation did not
result in decisive defeats for either side. But they did serve as a
brutal warning to an out-gunned, out-commanded, and out-organized
Union army.
Eyewitness accounts by battle participants make these guides an
invaluable resource for travelers and nontravelers who want a
greater understanding of five of the most devastating yet
influential years in our nation's history. Explicit directions to
points of interest and maps--illustrating the action and showing
the detail of troop position, roads, rivers, elevations, and tree
lines as they were 130 years ago--help bring the battles to life.
In the field, these guides can be used to recreate each battle's
setting and proportions, giving the reader a sense of the tension
and fear each soldier must have felt as he faced his enemy.
This pioneering study focuses on the experiences and writings of
the surprisingly large number of Prussian, British, and French
military observers who witnessed the Civil War firsthand. Luvaas's
fascinating account reveals why they came, what they wrote, what
their armies learned (or failed to learn) from their reports, and
how their writings influenced later European military theorists.
For this edition, Luvaas has added a thoughtful introduction that
analyzes why some "military lessons" are learned and others ignored
and examines the extent to which such lessons can be applied to
subsequent conflicts.
In the capstone work of his career, distinguished military historian Jay Luvaas brings together in one volume the military genius of Napoleon. Unlike Sun Tzu or Carl von Clausewitz, Napoleon never wrote a unified essay on his military philosophy. Yet, as one of the world's great strategists and tacticians, he sprinkled wisdom throughout his many and varied writings. Jay Luvaas spent over three decades poring through the thirty-two volumes of Napoleon's correspondence, carefully translating and editing all of his writings on the art of war, and arranging them into seamless essays. The resulting book captures the brilliant commander's thoughts on everything from the preparation of his forces to the organization, planning, and execution of his battles -- all buttressing Napoleon's view that "in war there is but one favorable moment; the great art is to seize it." Napoleon on the Art of War will be essential reading for military buffs, students of history, and any business leader looking for timeless insights on strategy.
The battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, 1862-63, were
remarkable in several respects. Both revealed the problems of
mounting a serious attack at night and provided the first examples
of the now-familiar trench warfare. Fredericksburg featured street
fighting and river crossings under fire. Chancellorsville was
marked by Stonewall Jackson's death and the rare instance of
mounted cavalry attacking infantry. In addition, the latter battle
also demonstrated in striking fashion the profound influence of the
commander on the battle. The Union committed more soldiers,
supplies, money, and better equipment than did the Confederacy, and
yet Lee won.
Eyewitness accounts by battle participants make these guides an
invaluable resource for travelers and nontravelers who want a
greater understanding of five of the most devastating yet
influential years in our nation's history. Explicit directions to
points of interest and maps--illustrating the action and showing
the detail of troop position, roads, rivers, elevations, and tree
lines as they were 130 years ago--help bring the battles to life.
In the field, these guides can be used to recreate each battle's
setting and proportions, giving the reader a sense of the tension
and fear each soldier must have felt as he faced his enemy.
As Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman prepared their
inexperienced troops for a massive offensive by an equally green
Confederate army in April 1862, the outcome of the Civil War was
still very much in doubt. For two of the most chaotic and ravaging
days of the War, the Union forces counterattacked and fended off
the Rebels. Losses were great--more than 20,000 casualties out of
100,000 Union and Confederate troops. But out of the struggle,
Grant and Sherman forged their own union that would be a major
factor in the Union Army's final victory. For the Confederates,
Shiloh was a devastating disappointment. By the time the siege was
over, they had lost both the battle and one of their ablest
commanders, Albert Sidney Johnston.
Eyewitness accounts by battle participants make these guides an
invaluable resource for travelers and nontravelers who want a
greater understanding of five of the most devastating yet
influential years in our nation's history. Explicit directions to
points of interest and maps--illustrating the action and showing
the detail of troop position, roads, rivers, elevations, and tree
lines as they were 130 years ago--help bring the battles to life.
In the field, these guides can be used to recreate each battle's
setting and proportions, giving the reader a sense of the tension
and fear each soldier must have felt as he faced his enemy.
Following William T. Sherman's capture of Chattanooga, the Union
Army initiated a series of battles and operations that took it from
the Tennessee border to the outskirts of Atlanta--with bloody
confrontations at places such as Resaca and New Hope Church. Grant
had ordered Sherman to penetrate the enemy's interior and inflict
"all the damage you can against their War resources," and from the
first major engagement at Rocky Face Ridge to the bitter standoff
at Kennesaw Mountain, Sherman proceeded to do just that.
This latest in the Army War College Guides to Civil War Battles
offers a concise and easy-to-use introduction to Sherman's route,
focusing on this first and most critical phase of the Atlanta
campaign. The Guide to the Atlanta Campaign leads visitors to all
of the pertinent sites--Dug Gap, Adairsville, Pickett's Mill, and
more--to help them relive the experiences of battle-hardened troops
on the ground. Authors Luvaas and Nelson show respect for both
sides of the fighting, but especially convey Sherman's special
genius in mastering the logistical challenges that confronted him,
moving reinforcements and supplies, and directing diverse offensive
actions over immense--and immensely hostile--territory.
Like previous guides in the series, this volume helps Civil War
enthusiasts vividly envision the actual historical setting. It
combines official histories and on-the-scene reports, orders, and
letters from commanding officers, and it features specially drawn
maps that depict the opposing armies and the terrain in which they
fought. It also includes easy-to-follow drive-and-stop maps that
guide visitors along and just off Interstate 75, with the stops
arranged to present the most important phases of the campaign as it
developed. And this book supersedes most previous guides by moving
beyond battles to more broadly consider the overall campaign.
The guide culminates with the battle of Kennesaw Mountain (urban
growth beyond that battlefield precludes a tour), and also provides
full coverage of the operational and strategic decisions that led
to Sherman's ultimate victory at Atlanta. It will become an
essential traveling companion for visitors to these Civil War
sites--and an insightful guide for armchair travelers.
Frederick the Great (1712-1786), King of Prussia, initiated the
Seven Years' War in 1756, outfought the formidable French, Russian,
and Austrian armies aligned against him, and established Prussia as
a major power, thereby decisively influencing the next two
centuries of European history. He was also a brilliant military
thinker whose observations arose from extensive battlefield
experience.
This volume presents a balanced selection from Frederick's
writings on strategy, tactics, and mobility; the problems of
logistics and a two-front war; the combined use of infantry,
cavalry, and artillery; the history of the Prussian army; the
critical battles of the Seven Years' War; generalship as an art;
and much more. A majority of this material is translated here for
the first time in English and available nowhere else. The result is
an invaluable glimpse into the inner thoughts of a military
genius.
Here at last is the long-anticipated revised edition of one of the
most respected and popular guides to the Gettysburg National
Military Park. The authors have made significant changes to the
guide, addressing alterations to the park during the past fifteen
years and adding new information and improved maps that enrich park
visitors' understanding of one of the bloodiest and most momentous
battles in American history.
A compact but richly detailed volume depicting the events of the
Battle of Gettysburg day-by-day and hour-by-hour, the guide retains
its signature blend of official reports, commanding officers'
observations, and terrain descriptions, as well as easy-to-use maps
that allow park visitors to follow the battle as it actually
unfolded. For the new edition, the authors provide double the
number of maps-this time by master cartographer Steven Stanley-to
effectively track directional changes for visitors driving through
the park. They include new sections highlighting the strategic and
operational context for the Gettysburg campaign and providing
background about Lee's decision to invade Pennsylvania. They have
also added new information about the cavalry battle on Day 3 and
the decisions and actions of General Meade, and the "Capabilities
and Doctrine" appendix now addresses more fully the evolution of
cavalry tactics in the battle's aftermath. The new volume also
features for the first time a useful appendix on logistics, which
illuminates one of the army commander's most challenging tasks,
sustaining the force during the campaign.
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