2011, ISBN: 0061807273

[EAN: 9780061807275], Neubuch, [PU: Harper Paperbacks, New York], Paperback. A fascinating and fact-filled collection of the greatest and dumbest missteps of America's bloodiest conf… More...

[EAN: 9780061807275], Neubuch, [PU: Harper Paperbacks, New York], Paperback. 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: 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 Few events in American history loom as large or changed the country as profoundly as the conflict between the Union and Confederacy. This title chronicles the history of the many disastrous decisions made by both sides. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability., Books<

2011, ISBN: 0061807273

[EAN: 9780061807275], Neubuch, [PU: Harper Paperbacks, New York], Paperback. A fascinating and fact-filled collection of the greatest and dumbest missteps of America's bloodiest conf… More...

[EAN: 9780061807275], Neubuch, [PU: Harper Paperbacks, New York], Paperback. 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: 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 Few events in American history loom as large or changed the country as profoundly as the conflict between the Union and Confederacy. This title chronicles the history of the many disastrous decisions made by both sides. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability., Books<

2011, ISBN: 0061807273

[EAN: 9780061807275], Neubuch, [PU: William Morrow Paperbacks], HISTORY UNITED STATES CIVIL WAR PERIOD (1850-1877), Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Best… More...

[EAN: 9780061807275], Neubuch, [PU: William Morrow Paperbacks], HISTORY UNITED STATES CIVIL WAR PERIOD (1850-1877), Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Über den AutorrnrnBill 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 Illi., Books<