| Civil War Goats and Scapegoats Contributor(s): Winkler, H. Donald (Author) |
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ISBN: 1581826311 ISBN-13: 9781581826319 Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2008 Annotation: 'Civil War Goats and Scapegoats' looks at the good, the bad, and the ugly among the politicians and generals in the Civil War, North and South. Organized into two parts?the eastern theater and the western theater?the chapters are arranged in chronological order. The war had plenty of goats and scapegoats. Generals who lost battles needed someone to blame for their failures, and they looked for scapegoats to salvage their reputations and honor. Usually, when they could not successfully stick the blame on other officers, they ended up as goats themselves. In the early years, scapegoating was rife among Union generals who needed excuses for losing battles. In some cases, the political stakes were so high that enemies plotted against their own leaders to the point of handicapping them so they could not win. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2007049219 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.06" W x 8.96" (1.15 lbs) 378 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
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| Publisher Description: Civil War Goats and Scapegoats looks at the good, the bad, and the ugly among the politicians and generals in the Civil War, North and South. Organized into three parts - the eastern theater, the western theater, and Andersonville - the book describes major blunders made by generals in 17 battles. |