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Keegan, John, 1934-
Subjects
Military geography -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Strategic aspects.
United States -- Geography.
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Keegan, John, 1934-
Military geography -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Strategic aspects.
United States -- Geography.
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The
American
Civil
War
: a
military
history
/ John Keegan.
by
Keegan, John, 1934-
Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Call #:
973.73 K26a
Subjects
Military
geography -- United States --
History
-- 19th century.
United States --
History
--
Civil
War
, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
United States --
History
--
Civil
War
, 1861-1865 -- Strategic aspects.
United States -- Geography.
ISBN:
9780307263438
0307263436
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xvi, 396 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
North and South divide -- Will there be a
war
? -- Improvised armies -- Running the
war
-- The
military
geography of the
Civil
War
-- The life of the soldier -- Plans -- McClellan takes command -- The
war
in middle America -- Lee's
war
in the East, Grant's
war
in the West -- Chancellorsville and Gettysburg -- Vicksburg -- Cutting the Chattanooga-Atlanta link -- The overland campaign and the fall of Richmond -- Breaking into the South -- The battle off Cherbourg and the
Civil
War
at sea -- Black soldiers -- The home fronts -- Walt Whitman and wounds --
Civil
War
generalship -- Civl
War
battle -- Could the South have survived? -- The end of the
war
.
Summary:
Analyzes many puzzling aspects of the
Civil
War
, from its mismatched sides to the absence of decisive outcomes for dozens of skirmishes, and offers insight into the
war
's psychology, ideology, and economics while discussing the pivotal roles of leadership and geography.
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