| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 311 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-296) and index. |
| Contents |
Part one : Generals south : P.G.T Beauregard -- Joseph E. Johnston -- Robert E. Lee -- Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson -- Albert Sidney Johnston -- Braxton Bragg -- John Hunt Morgan -- Nathan Bedford Forrest -- J.E.B. Stuart -- James Longstreet -- John Bell Hood -- Jubal Early ; Part two : Generals north : Winfield Scott -- George B. McClellan -- John Pope -- Ambrose E. Burnside -- Henry Wager Halleck -- Ulysses S. Grant -- William Tecumseh Sherman -- Joseph Hooker -- George H. Thomas -- Winfield Scott Hancock -- George Gordon Meade -- Philip H. Sheridan. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
With April 12, 2011, set to mark the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War at Fort Sumter, the time is ripe for a new assessment of the conflict's most influential and controversial military leaders. Generals South, Generals North highlights twenty-four such & nbsp;commanderstwelve each from the Confederacy and the Union. Best-selling author and military historian Alan Axelrod presents a biography of each, narrates the major engagements in which each fought (emphasizing tactical leadership and outcome produced), and explores each man's ever-controversial reputation. His consequent rankings are based on both historical and modern-day sources. <P style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt> & nbsp;<P style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt>Each profile is accompanied by callout quotations, photographs of the general, additional illustrations such as battle depictions, and a map depicting either a major engagement or the general's movements throughout the war. The result is an ideal quick reference for Civil War buffs and a beautiful addition to the library of general readers that is sure to start as many arguments as it settles.<P style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt> & nbsp. |
| Subject |
American Civil War (1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
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Generals -- United States -- Biography.
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Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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HISTORY -- General.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Generals. (OCoLC)fst00939841
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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United States -- Confederate States of America.
(OCoLC)fst01205435
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| Chronological Term |
1861-1865
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Axelrod, Alan, 1952- Generals south, generals north. Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, ©2011 9780762761494 (DLC) 2011283410 (OCoLC)752913986 |
| ISBN |
9780762774883 (electronic bk.) |
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0762774886 (electronic bk.) |
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