Fighting for the Confederacy - The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander

Informationen zum Autor Edward Alexander is professor emeritus of English at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the author of numerous books, including The Jewish Idea and Its Enemies, The Holocaust and the War of Ideas, and Lionel Trilling and Irving Howe: And Other Stories of Literary Friendship. Klappentext Originally published by UNC Press in 1989, Fighting for the Confederacy is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast literature on the Civil War. Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the East, from First Manassas through Appomattox, and his duties brought him into frequent contact with most of the high command of the Army of Northern Virginia, including Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and James Longstreet. No other Civil War veteran of his stature matched Alexander’s ability to discuss operations in penetrating detail — this is especially true of his description of Gettysburg. His narrative is also remarkable for its utterly candid appraisals of leaders on both sides. Zusammenfassung This personal account of the American Civil War by General Edward Porter Alexander! provides an assessment of people and events. Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the East and had frequent contact with the high command of the Army of Northern Virginia.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Edward Porter Alexander, Edward Porter/ Gallagher Alexander
• Mitarbeit: Gary W Gallagher (Herausgeber), Gary W. Gallagher (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: University Of North Carolina
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.03.1998
• EAN: 9780807847220
• ISBN: 978-0-8078-4722-0
• Seiten: 664
• Abmessung: 159 mm x 235 mm x 44 mm
• Serien: Civil War America (Paperback); Civil War America
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Staatslehre und politische Verwaltung; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Biography / Autobiography