George B. Mcclellan - The Young Napoleon

Informationen zum Autor Stephen W. Sears is the author of The Civil War Papers of George B. McClellan , Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam, To the Gates of Richmond: The Peninsula Campaign, and Chancellorsville. He lives in Connecticut. Klappentext Neither an indictment nor an apologia, this biography draws entirely on primary sources to create a splendid, incisive portrait of this contradictory Union general. 27 illustrations. 5 maps. Zusammenfassung A biography of the Union Civil War general. Inhaltsverzeichnis * Introduction * The Making of a Soldier * On Peacetime Service * Life in a Civilian World * The Call to War * Building an Army * General of All the Armies * The Grand Campaign * On the Peninsula * The Battle for Richmond * Impasse at Harrison's Landing * General Without an Army * Opportunity of a Lifetime * The Battle of Antietam * The Last Command * The Political Arena * Campaign for the Presidency * The Old Soldier * Epilogue: A Memoir for History * Sources and Acknowledgments * Notes * Bibliography * Index

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Sears, Stephen W. Sears
• Publisher: Dacapo
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.04.1999
• EAN: 9780306809132
• ISBN: 978-0-306-80913-2
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces