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James Longstreet and the American Civil War : the Confederate general who fought the next war / Harold M. Knudsen, Lt. Col. (Ret.).
Van Pelt Library E467.1.L55 K68 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Knudsen, Harold M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Generals--Confederate States of America--Biography.
- Generals.
- Military art and science--Confederate States of America.
- Military art and science.
- Command of troops.
- Military campaigns.
- Longstreet, James, 1821-1904.
- Longstreet, James.
- Longstreet, James, 1821-1904--Military leadership.
- Confederate States of America. Army--Biography.
- Confederate States of America.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
- United States.
- Confederate States of America. Army.
- United States--Confederate States of America.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- El Dorado Hills, CA : Savas Beatie LLC, [2022]
- Summary:
- "This books draws heavily on 20th Century Army doctrine, field training, staff planning, command, and combat experience, and is the first serious treatment of Longstreet's generalship vis a vis modern warfare. It examines General James Longstreet (1821-1904) through the comparative analysis of tactics and operations by this forward thinking general, and show they were "modern" in his time. Modern in the sense that some of the methods and corps level work would also appear many decades in the future, such as in the First and Second World Wars and beyond."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The American Understanding of War from Early Republic to Secession
- ch. 2 The Peninsula Campaign
- ch. 3 Union Opportunity Lost & Second Manassas
- ch. 4 The Old Ways Unravel at Antietam
- ch. 5 Longstreet's First Kill Zone: When Maneuver Gave Way to Siege
- ch. 6 The Defensive
- Offense Evolves
- ch. 7 Gettysburg: Lee's Extreme Gamble
- ch. 8 Collision: The Brakes Fail on the Demonstration
- ch. 9 Day 2: The Attack Is Ordered
- ch. 10 Pickett's Charge: An Artilleryman's Dream
- ch. 11 Chickamauga: The Vindication of Longstreet's Strategic Vision
- ch. 12 Hammer of the Confederacy
- ch. 13 Chattanooga: The Lost Victory
- ch. 14 Applying Operational Art: The Bridgeport Plan
- ch. 15 The Armies Entrench
- ch. 16 Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-270) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Maryann B. Sudo CW'63 and John B. Baxter, Jr., American History Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781611214758
- 1611214750
- OCLC:
- 1088909848
- Publisher Number:
- 99991269095
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