Invisible Hero - Patrick R.cleburne

Informationen zum Autor BRUCE STEWART currently serves on the executive committee of the Civil War Round Table of Atlanta and is a member of the Patrick Cleburne Society. He is both a trustee and Civil War tour guide of the Historic Oakland Foundation! which is dedicated to the preservation of Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta. He has appeared before the Sons of Confederate Veterans and has been a guest lecturer at Emory University! speaking on the Atlanta Campaign as well as on General Cleburne. Klappentext In comparison with the Army of Northern Virginia! Confederate forces in the West saw limited success. Still! there were outstanding generals whose accomplishments have received minimal attention! particularly the infantry commander Pat Cleburne. Invisible Hero: Patrick R. Cleburne presents a level of detail that is unsurpassed in the study of this significant figure! focusing on the military and political aspects of his service while avoiding the social or personal sidelights found in a general biography. Battles and movements are explained in an objective light! exposing his triumphs as well as his failures! his assets as well as his shortcomings. Accounts and letters from soldiers in the ranks present a picture of the general in the field as seen by his own men. The result has been an analysis of a man unappreciated by his own government! yet widely regarded as the finest infantry officer in the Western Theatre. Zusammenfassung In comparison with the Army of Northern Virginia! Confederate forces in the West saw limited success. Still! there were outstanding generals whose accomplishments have received minimal attention! particularly the infantry commander Patrick R Cleburne. This work presents a level of detail that is unsurpassed in the study of this significant figure.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Stewart, Bruce H. Stewart, STEWART BRUCE
• Publisher: Mercer university press usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.01.2009
• EAN: 9780881461084
• ISBN: 978-0-88146-108-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; zweite Hälfte 19. Jahrhundert (1850 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Biography / Autobiography, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)