Chancellorsville

Zusatztext "Definitive - A must." Kirkus Reviews Informationen zum Autor STEPHEN W. SEARS is the author of many award-winning books on the Civil War, including Gettysburg  and Landscape Turned Red . A former editor at  American Heritage , he lives in Connecticut., Klappentext The definitive account of Robert E. Lee's Chancellorsville, one of the most dramatic battles of the Civil War. Stephen W. Sears describes the series of controversial events that define this crucial battle, including General Lee's radical decision to divide his small army--a violation of basic military rules--sending Stonewall Jackson on his famous twelve-mile march around the Union army flank. Charging out of the Wilderness with Rebel yells, Jackson's troops destroyed one entire corps of the Union army. Lee's great victory came at great cost, however: Jackson was accidentally shot by his own troops and died eight days later. And ironically, the momentum of Lee's greatest triumph pushed him to launch an aggressive campaign that led to his greatest defeat, at Gettysburg. Drawing on a wealth of new sources, including personal accounts by soldiers on both sides, Sears has written the authoritative book on Chancellorsville. Zusammenfassung The definitive account of Robert E. Lee's Chancellorsville, one of the most dramatic battles of the Civil War. Stephen W. Sears describes the series of controversial events that define this crucial battle, including General Lee's radical decision to divide his small army––a violation of basic military rules––sending Stonewall Jackson on his famous twelve-mile march around the Union army flank. Charging out of the Wilderness with Rebel yells, Jackson's troops destroyed one entire corps of the Union army. Lee's great victory came at great cost, however: Jackson was accidentally shot by his own troops and died eight days later. And ironically, the momentum of Lee's greatest triumph pushed him to launch an aggressive campaign that led to his greatest defeat, at Gettysburg. Drawing on a wealth of new sources, including personal accounts by soldiers on both sides, Sears has written the authoritative book on Chancellorsville....

Product details

• Authors: Stephen W. Sears
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.06.1998
• EAN: 9780395877449
• ISBN: 978-0-395-87744-9
• No. of pages: 593
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 44 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; military history, Reference works, General and world history, The Americas, Nuclear weapons, US West, Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare, Civil wars, c 1765 to 1783 (American Revolutionary period), c 1783 to c 1800 (American Federalist era), HISTORY: United States / 19th Century, HISTORY: Military / United States, HISTORY: AMERICAN, HISTORY: CIVIL WAR, HISTORY: United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY: United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), HISTORY: MILITARY, HISTORY: Military / Nuclear Warfare, HISTORY: Military / Guerilla Warfare, HISTORY / Military, History / American, History / Civil War