How the South Could Have Won the Civil War: The Fatal Errors That Led to Confederate Defeat
Alexander, Bevin
Destroying conventional historical wisdom, acclaimed military historian Bevin Alexander reveals how the South most definitely could have defeated the North-and how close a Confederate victory came to happening. Alexander shows:
•How the Confederacy had its greatest chance to win the war just three months into the fighting-but blew it
• How the Confederacy’s three most important leaders- President Jefferson Davis and Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson– clashed over how to fight the war
• How the Confederate army devised–but never fully exploited–a way to negate the Union’s huge advantages in manpower and weaponry
• How Abraham Lincoln and other Northern leaders understood the Union’s vulnerability better than the Confederacy’s leaders did
How the South Could Have Won the Civil War provides a startling account of how a relatively small number of tactical and strategic mistakes cost the South the war and changed the course of history.
The Washington Post - Thomas J. Ryan
…readers who are unfamiliar with Alexander's earlier works will find How the South Could Have Won the Civil War thought provoking and informative.
Military - Strategy, Confederate States of America - Armed Forces, General & Miscellaneous Armed Forces, United States Civil War - Individual Battles & Campaigns
Name in long format: | How the South Could Have Won the Civil War: The Fatal Errors That Led to Confederate Defeat |
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ISBN-10: | 0307346005 |
ISBN-13: | 9780307346001 |
Book pages: | 352 |
Book language: | en |
Edition: | Illustrated |
Binding: | Paperback |
Publisher: | Crown Forum |
Dimensions: | Height: 8 Inches, Length: 5.2 Inches, Weight: 0.55 Pounds, Width: 0.9 Inches |