Atlanta Will Fall: Sherman, Joe Johnston, and the Yankee Heavy Battalions - Couverture souple

Davis, Stephen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0842027882 ISBN 13 : 9780842027885

Editeur : Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S., 2001

Synopsis

General John Bell Hood tried everything he could: Surprise attack. Flanking march. Cavalry raid into the enemys rear lines. Simply enduring his opponents semi-siege of the city. But nothing he tried worked. Because by the time he assumed command of Confederate forces protecting Atlanta, his predecessor Joe Johnstons chronic, characteristic strategy of gradual withdrawal had doomed the city to fall to William T. Shermans Union troops. Joe Johnston lost Atlanta and John Bell Hood has gotten a bum rap, Stephen Davis argues in his new book, Atlanta Will Fall: Sherman, Joe Johnston, and the Yankee Heavy Battalions. The fall of the city was inevitable because Johnston pursued a strategy that was typical of his career: he fell back. Again and again. To the point where he allowed Shermans army to within five miles of the city. Against a weaker opponent, Johnstons strategy might have succeeded. But Sherman commanded superior numbers, and he was a bold, imaginative strategist who pressed the enemy daily and used his artillery to pound their lines. Against this combination, Johnston didnt have a chance. And by the time Hood took over the Confederate command, neither did he. Atlanta Will Fall provides a lively, fast-paced overview of the entire Atlanta campaign from Dalton to Jonesboro. Davis describes the battles and analyzes the strategies. He evaluates the three generals, examining their plans of action, their tactics, and their leadership ability. In doing so, he challenges the commonly held perceptions of the two Confederate leaders and provides a new perspective on one of the most decisive battles of the Civil War. An excellent supplemental text for courses on the Civil War and American nineteenth-century history, Atlanta Will Fall will engage students with its brisk, concise examination of the fight for Atlanta.

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À propos de l'auteur

STEPHEN DAVIS is America's preeminent rock journalist and biographer, having written numerous bestsellers on rock bands, including the smash hit Hammer of the Gods. He also collaborated with legendary musicians Levon Helm and Mick Fleetwood on their autobiographies. He lives in Boston.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0842027882
• ISBN 13: 9780842027885
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 215
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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