A Bird's-Eye View of Our Civil War (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Theodore Ayrault Dodge

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 133065689X ISBN 13 : 9781330656891

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A concise, map-driven snapshot of the Civil War’s major campaigns and turning points. This nonfiction work presents the war as a military story, organized by sequence with clear maps and charts to guide the reader. It aims to give a solid overview without getting lost in politics or personal theatrics.

The book collects the principal military events into a readable, general-audience narrative. It emphasizes strategy, movement, and the Western and Eastern theaters, using sketches of campaigns to show how battles fit into a larger whole. The result is a practical introduction to how modern war looked in the Civil War era.

• Clear, accessible explanations of campaigns and battles.


• Maps and charts that illustrate troop movements and positions.


• A focus on military operations and artifacts like glossaries and indices to aid understanding.


• Abridged, layman-friendly presentation designed for quick keep-reading and reference.

Ideal for readers of history and military history who want a solid, compact overview without delving into political disputes or long regimental narratives.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from A Bird's-Eye View of Our Civil War

N correcting the figures given in this new edition, the latest War Department publications, the invaluable work Of Colo nel Fox, and other well-known sources have been consulted. It must be remembered that no war statistics can be absolutely accurate. Records were not kept in the same manner in the Northern and Southern armies; many have been lost; some were never made. Should two equally competent and honest men figure up, from the material at hand and by the same rules, the combatants and casualties of half-a-dozen battles, they would vary more or less. Even the War Department has, from time to time, altered the figures in many of its tables. But reasonable accuracy can be attained; and the author desires, among other sources of information, to express his peculiar indebtedness to the valuable work of Col. Thomas L. Livermore, whose tables of forces and casualties have been laid under free contribution. Colonel Livermore has figured out the numbers for the Northern and Southern armies on the same basis. His studies are intended to enrich the archives Of the Military Historical Society - Of Massachusetts; and his tabula tion Of figures Of the Civil War is singularly accurate and suggestive.

The facts stated have been diligently compared with the Official Records of the Rebellion by Capt. Edward B. Robins, for many years Secretary of the same Society; and, owing to his valuable labor, for which my earnest thanks are due, every such fact can now be substantiated from the record.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 133065689X
• ISBN 13: 9781330656891
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 378
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