P.G.T. Beauregard: Napoleon in Gray - Couverture souple

Williams, T. Harry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0807119741 ISBN 13 : 9780807119747

Editeur : Louisiana State University Press, 1995

Synopsis

First published in 1955 to wide acclaim, T. Harry Williams' P. G. T. Beauregard is universally regarded as "the first authoritative portrait of the Confederacy's always dramatic, often perplexing" general (Chicago Tribune). Chivalric, arrogant, and of exotic Creole Louisiana origin, Beauregard participated in every phase of the Civil War from its beginning to its end. He rigidly adhered to the principles of war derived from his studies of Jomini and Napoleon, and yet many of his battle plans were rejected by his superiors, who regarded him as excitable, unreliable, and contentious. After the war, Beauregard was almost the only prominent Confederate general who adapted successfully to the New South, running railroads and later supervising the notorious Louisiana Lottery. This paradox of a man who fought gallantly to defend the Old South and then helped industrialize it is the fascinating subject of Williams' superb biography.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

T. Harry Williams (1909-1979) was Boyd Professor of History at Louisiana State University. He won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for Huey Long: A Biography. Among his other works are Lincoln and His Generals, With Beauregard in Mexico, Romance and Realism in Southern Politics, and Americans at War: The Development of the American Military System.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Louisiana State University Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0807119741
• ISBN 13: 9780807119747
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
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