How to Lose the Civil War: Military Mistakes of the War Between the States: How to Lose Series
Autor Bill Fawcetten Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 mar 2011
—Publishers Weekly
An expert on historical military incompetence, Bill Fawcett now offers an engrossing, fact-filled collection that sheds light on the biggest, dumbest screw ups of the America’s bloodiest conflict.How to Lose the Civil Waris a fascinating compendium of battlefield blunders and strategic mistakes on both sides of the line. History and military buffs, trivia lovers, and students of the War Between the States will all be mesmerized by this amazing collection of gaffes and bungles perpetrated by idiot officers and short-sighted politicians, Union and Confederate alike— published on the 150th anniversary of the brutal conflict that changed America forever.
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ISBN-13: 9780061807275
ISBN-10: 0061807273
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția William Morrow Paperbacks
Seria How to Lose Series
ISBN-10: 0061807273
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția William Morrow Paperbacks
Seria How to Lose Series
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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:
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
Notă biografică
Bill Fawcett is the author and editor of more than a dozen books, including You Did What?, It Seemed Like a Good Idea . . . , How to Lose a Battle, and You Said What? He lives in Illinois.