Donnybrook : The Battle of Bull Run, 1861

David Detzer

ISBN 10: 0156031434 / ISBN 13: 9780156031431

Edité par Houghton Mifflin, 2005

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - In April 1861, Confederate artillery blasted Fort Sumter into surrender. Within weeks, the Confederacy had established its capital at Richmond. On May 24, Lincoln ordered troops across the Potomac into Virginia, only a few miles from the Confederate military base near the hamlet of Manassas. A great battle was inevitable; whether this would end the war, as many expected, was the only question. On July 21, near a stream called Bull Run, the two forces fought from early morning until after dark in the first great battle of the Civil War. America would never be quite the same. Donnybrook is the first major history of Bull Run to detail the battle from its origins through its aftermath. Using copious and remarkably detailed primary source mate-rial-including the recollections of hundreds of average soldiers-David Detzer has created an epic account of a defining moment in American history. This new paperback edition includes additional maps.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Donnybrook : The Battle of Bull Run, 1861
• Éditeur: Houghton Mifflin
• Date de parution: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0156031434
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780156031431
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 203 L x 133 H x 35 P (en millimètres) 203 millimètres de largeur par 133 millimètres de hauteur par 35 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 738 grammes

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Synopsis

In April 1861, Confederate artillery blasted Fort Sumter into surrender. Within weeks, the Confederacy had established its capital at Richmond. On May 24, Lincoln ordered troops across the Potomac into Virginia, only a few miles from the Confederate military base near the hamlet of Manassas. A great battle was inevitable; whether this would end the war, as many expected, was the only question. On July 21, near a stream called Bull Run, the two forces fought from early morning until after dark in the first great battle of the Civil War. America would never be quite the same.

Donnybrook is the first major history of Bull Run to detail the battle from its origins through its aftermath. Using copious and remarkably detailed primary source mate-rial-including the recollections of hundreds of average soldiers-David Detzer has created an epic account of a defining moment in American history. This new paperback edition includes additional maps.

À propos de l'auteur

David Detzer is professor emeritus of history with Connecticut State University. He is the author of several books, including Allegiance: Fort Sumter, Charleston, and the Beginning of the Civil War; and The Brink: Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and several dogs.