How to Lose the Civil War: Military Mistakes of the War Between the States Paperback - 2011
by Bill Fawcett
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A fascinating and fact-filled collection of the greatest and dumbest missteps of America's bloodiest conflict
For four years in the middle of the nineteenth century, brother fought brother on American soil. No American war ever had higher stakes than, or changed a nation as profoundly as, the terrible conflict between the Union and the Confederacy. A dark historical panorama populated by a remarkable cast of colorful characters, the War Between the States was indelibly marked by both brilliant military maneuvers and mind-boggling battlefield blunders that gravely threatened the continuation of the American Experiment.
With suitable irreverence, Bill Fawcett chronicles the unbelievably disastrous decisions made by both sides in this monumental clash, including:
- The Second Battle of Bull Run, where Robert E. Lee looks smart beating a remarkably stupid general
- How the Union's shortsighted Colonel James Ripley's bad decision arms the Confederate Army better than his own
- Lincoln's roller-coaster search for competent commanders, a long-running dark comedy of tragic errors
- A golden opportunity squandered: General Lee fails to exploit a vulnerable Union and capture Washington, D.C.
- Pickett's disastrous charge and the many, many Confederate command failures at Gettysburg
- Lincoln's contentious draft policy that nearly burns New York City to the ground
Details
- Title How to Lose the Civil War: Military Mistakes of the War Between the States
- Author Bill Fawcett
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher William Morrow & Company, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Date 2011-03-22
- Features Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780061807275 / 0061807273
- Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.2 x 0.9 in (20.32 x 13.21 x 2.29 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Topical: Civil War
- Library of Congress subjects United States - History - Civil War,, United States - History - Civil War,
- Dewey Decimal Code 973.7
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