| The Shipwreck of Their Hopes: The Battles for Chattanooga Contributor(s): Cozzens, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252065956 ISBN-13: 9780252065958 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1996 Annotation: Civil War enthusiasts will welcome a new book by Peter Cozzens, author of two highly praised works on Civil War campaigns--No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Stones River and This Terrible Sound: The Battle of Chickamauga. In The Shipwreck of Their Hopes, Cozzens fully chronicles one of the South's most humiliating defeats. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 973.7 |
| Series: Civil War Trilogy |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6" W x 8.95" (1.55 lbs) 536 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Tennessee - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The battle around Chattanooga in the late fall of 1863 were among the most decisive of the Civil War. This comprehensive account details movements of individual regiments and reveals the larger impact of the campaign on the outcome of the war. |