American Civill War Commanders - Union Leaders in the West

Informationen zum Autor Philip Katcher was born in Los Angeles, California, to parents involved in the film industry. He was educated at the University of Maryland and served in the US Army in Vietnam. He has also been an active participant in living history activities, especially in the 18th and 19th century periods. He has written a number of books on various periods of US military history and presently is editor/publisher of Military Images Magazine . Richard Hook was born in 1938 and trained at Reigate College of Art. After national service with 1st Bn, Queen's Royal Regiment he became art editor of the much-praised magazine Finding Out during the 1960s. He earned an international reputation particularly for his deep knowledge of Native American material culture; and illustrated more than 30 Osprey titles. Richard's three children Adam, Jason, and Christa are all professionally active in various artistic disciplines. He died in 2010. Klappentext Osrpey's examination of the commanders of the American Civil War (1861-1865). When the War Between the States broke out in 1861, the US Army had only four line generals - and three of those were over 70 years of age and veterans of the Napoleonic period. About one in three of America's professional officers chose to serve the Confederacy, and the government's urgent need to find commanders for its vastly expanded army put stars on the shoulders of men of very varied backgrounds and talents. The trials of war would soon separate the born leaders from the over-promoted and the political opportunists. This second volume devoted to Union generals examines the careers and personalities of 25 commanders whose service was mainly, or at first, in the Western theater of war. Zusammenfassung This work outlines the careers and characters - and illustrates the appearance, in their authentic uniforms - of famous Union commanders who fought in the Western theatre of operations, including Grant, Kilpatrick, Sherman, Wilson, McPherson and nearly 20 more. Inhaltsverzeichnis Christopher Augur Absalom Baird Nathaniel Banks Francis Blair Don Carlos Buell Edward Canb Ulysses Grant Benjamin Grierson Henry Halleck Oliver Howard Hugh Kilpatrick John Logan Nathaniel Lyon John Mc Arthur John McClernand John McPherson William Rosencrans John Schofield William Sherman George Thomas Louis Watkins Alpheus Williams James Williamson James Wilson ...

Product details

• Authors: Philip Katcher
• Assisted by: Richard Hook (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.03.2003
• EAN: 9781841763217
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-321-7
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Elite; Elite
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, 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, Warfare & defence, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), Military life & institutions, c 1860 to c 1869, Military institutions, Civil wars, American Civil War, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)