| Reflections of a Civil War Historian: Essays on Leadership, Society, and the Art of War Volume 1 Contributor(s): Hattaway, Herman (Author), VanDiver, Frank E. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0826214878 ISBN-13: 9780826214874 Publisher: University of Missouri Press OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: ContentsPrefacePart I. Leadership and CommandCivil War LeadershipS. D. Lee and the Guns at Second ManassasP. G. T. BeauregardMorgan's RaidGeorge H. ThomasSherman's MarchLincoln's Presidential Example in Dealing with the MilitaryLincoln as Military StrategistPart II. Society in WartimeThe War inside the ChurchState Rights and Local Defense"We Shall Cease to Be Friends"Part III. The Art of WarBalloonsThe War BoardThe Civil War ArmiesThe Evolution of Tactics in the Civil WarEpilogueOn Remembering and Reliving History |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 973.7 |
| LCCN: 2003016712 |
| Series: Shades of Blue and Gray |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.46" W x 9.18" (1.25 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Born in New Orleans, Herman Hattaway grew up in the Deep South. While it might not seem such a stretch for him to have become one of the foremost authorities on the Civil War and Southern history, Hattaway was actually at a loss for a career choice when he stumbled into the class of Professor T. Harry Williams at Louisiana State University. Williams's lectures and writings were so inspiring to Hattaway that he became a regular in his classes, receiving his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. all under the professor's tutelage.This collection of essays is a compendium of Hattaway's writings from throughout his more-than-forty-year career. He is the author or coauthor of five books that were selections of the History Book Club--Jefferson Davis: Confederate President; Shades of Blue and Gray: An Introductory Military History of the Civil War; Why the South Lost the Civil War; How the North Won: A Military History of the Civil War; and General Stephen D. Lee. He is also the author of the text for Gettysburg to Vicksburg: The Five Original Civil War Battlefield Parks.Hattaway is a captivating historian who always seeks to engage others in the study of history. He has made many important scholarly contributions to our understanding of the Civil War, including new information on the military use of balloons, the relevance of religion in warfare, and the nature of good (and bad) military leadership. This book will appeal to the many historians and others who have been influenced by Hattaway over the years. It demonstrates how he has evolved as a historian and brings to light many essays that were never before published or published only in specialized journals. |