| Description |
x, 602 pages : maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [551]-584) and index. |
| Contents |
The origins -- The war's strategic framework -- And the war came -- First battles and the making of armies -- Stillborn between Earth and water: the unfulfilled promise of joint operations -- The Confederacy recovers, 1862 -- The Confederacy on the offensives, 1862 -- The war in the east, 1863 -- The war in the west, 1863 -- The killing time, the war in the east, 1864 -- Victory in the west, 1864 -- The collapse of the Confederacy -- The Civil War in history. |
| Summary |
In a masterful narrative that propels readers from the first shots fired at Fort Sumter to the surrender of Robert E. Lee's army at Appomattox, Williamson Murray and Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh bring every aspect of the battlefield vividly to life. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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American Civil War (1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1861-1865
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Hsieh, Wayne Wei-siang, author.
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| ISBN |
9780691169408 (hardback ;) (alk. paper) |
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0691169403 (hardback ;) (alk. paper) |
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