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Lee, Grant & Sherman A Study in Leadership in 1864-1865 Campaign Alfred H. Burne
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- ISBN
- 9780700610730
- Book Title
- Lee, Grant and Sherman : a Study in Leadership in the 1864-65 Campaign
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Features
- Reprint
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 260 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700610731
ISBN-13
9780700610730
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1742047
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lee, Grant and Sherman : a Study in Leadership in the 1864-65 Campaign
Number of Pages
260 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military
Publication Year
2000
Features
Reprint
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
00-043427
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Burne's book glows with a prophetic light. . . . His unorthodox judgments . . . anticipated a major shift, starting in the 1960s, in historical evaluations of military leadership during the Civil War. . . . [These views have] gained so many converts and promise to gain so many more that [they] might well be on the way to becoming the new orthodoxy."--from the Foreword by Albert Castel, "Burnes book glows with a prophetic light. . . . His unorthodox judgments . . . anticipated a major shift, starting in the 1960s, in historical evaluations of military leadership during the Civil War. . . . [These views have] gained so many converts and promise to gain so many more that [they] might well be on the way to becoming the new orthodoxy."from the Foreword by Albert Castel, "Embodies the best features of military history written by a former officer: firm tactical grasp, common sense about what is and what is not practicable in the deployment of armies, shrews judgment in regard to debates over the merits of commanders, and a provocative edge. The whole is composed in a sinewy, readable style."-- Journal of Military History "An overlooked book that can now be read in a different light and perhaps will encourage Civil War historians to reexamine Burne's ideas."-- Civil War News, "Burne's book glows with a prophetic light. . . . His unorthodox judgments . . . anticipated a major shift, starting in the 1960s, in historical evaluations of military leadership during the Civil War. . . . [These views have] gained so many converts and promise to gain so many more that [they] might well be on the way to becoming the new orthodoxy."-from the Foreword by Albert Castel, "Embodies the best features of military history written by a former officer: firm tactical grasp, common sense about what is and what is not practicable in the deployment of armies, shrews judgment in regard to debates over the merits of commanders, and a provocative edge. The whole is composed in a sinewy, readable style."Journal of Military History "An overlooked book that can now be read in a different light and perhaps will encourage Civil War historians to reexamine Burnes ideas."Civil War News
Dewey Decimal
973.7/36
Table Of Content
List of Maps Foreword, Albert Castel Introduction, Douglas Southall Freeman Explanatory Note Bibliographical Note Abbreviations Used in This Book 1. The First Three Years 2. The Situation in April 1864 3. The Battle of the Wilderness 4. Spottsylvania 5. North Anna 6. Coldharbor 7. The Crossing of the James 8. General Comments on the Wilderness Campaign 9. Introducing the Atlanta Campaign 10. Sherman versus Johnston--Resaca and Cassville 11. From the Etowah to the Chattahoochee 12. Sherman versus Hood--Atlanta 13. Jonesborough 14. The Rebound 15. Sherman and Hood Part--Nashville and Savannah 16. Early's Valley Campaign 17. The Autumn and Winter and Petersburg 18. The March Through the Carolinas 19. Appomattox 20. Lee, Grant and Sherman Chronological Table Endnotes Index
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Reprint
Synopsis
Had Lee enjoyed the manpower or materiel advantages of Grant, would the South have triumphed? Had Hood possessed strength superior to Sherman's, would he still have lost their encounters in Georgia? Popular sentiment has long bowed to the military leadership of the Civil War's victorious generals--a view that has been disputed by modern scholarship. Many might be startled to learn that a British army officer also called these opinions into question long ago. Out of print for more than fifty years, Lee, Grant and Sherman is an unrecognized classic of Civil War history that presaged current scholarship by decades. Alfred H. Burne assesses the military leadership of Grant, Lee, Sherman, Hood, Johnston, Early, and Sheridan from mid-1864 to Appomattox, contradicting prevailing perceptions of the generals and even proposing that Grant's military capabilities were inferior to Lee's. Burne sought to challenge the orthodox views of other historians--J. F. C. Fuller on Grant and Basil Liddell Hart on Sherman--but his assessments were so unorthodox that even with the endorsement of preeminent Civil War historian Douglas Southall Freeman, his book received scant attention in its day. He sees Sherman as more concerned with the geographical objective of capturing Atlanta than the military goal of smashing the Confederate army, lacking Grant's understanding that the principal object of war is to conquer and destroy the enemy's armed forces. Yet he asserts that "Grant in his heart of hearts feared Lee" and also suggests that Jubal Early's Valley campaign might have been the most brilliant of the whole war. In his analysis of the Georgia campaign, Burne views Sherman as a general who avoided risk and was too obsessed with raiding to wage an all-out offensive battle. Refusing to dismiss Hood as incompetent, as many historians have done, Burne points to his brilliance in military planning and claims that most of his defeats were merely the result of inadequate resources. Burne's book was ahead of its time, anticipating later shifts in historical evaluations of Civil War leadership. Now available in a corrected edition, with Freeman's original introduction and a new foreword and endnotes by Albert Castel, it is a rich source of insight for scholars--and for anyone willing to reconsider traditional views of these generals.
LC Classification Number
E470.B883 2000
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Copyright Date
2000
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