The Hard Hand of War explores the Union army's policy of destructive attacks upon Southern property and civilian morale - how it evolved, what it was like in practice. From an initial policy of deliberate restraint, extending even to the active protection of Southerners' property and constitutional rights, Union armies gradually adopted measures ...
The Union position was uncertain after Gettysburg. A new commander, Ulysses S. Grant, who replaced George Meade, led the Union armies. And although Robert E. Lee had withdrawn from the North, not all considered Gettysburg a defeat- Jeb Stuart considered the battle a Confederate victory and confidently predicted the Southern forces would soon ...
'Gettysburg', 'Little Round Top', 'The Railroad Cut', 'Pickett's Charge' - these are the turning points within the most important battle of the Civil War. Even careful students of Gettysburg, however, can find themselves disoriented when visiting the site itself. Here, finally, is a convenient guide for serious student and casual visitor alike ...
History Book Club selection Practically all Civil War historians agree that after the fall of Atlanta in September 1864 and Lincoln's triumphant re-election in November, the South had no remaining chance to make good its independence. Well aware that Appomattox and Durham Station loom close at hand, historians have treated the war's final months ...
Ken Pollack of the White House's National Security Council describes and analyzes the military history of six of the most important Arab statesv - Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Syria - during the post-World War II era. For all of these countries, except Jordan, this is the first time their complete postwar military histories have ...
"War," wrote Gen. William T. Sherman, "is cruelty, and you cannot refine it." Throughout history, noncombatants have always been among the victims of war's violence. In this book, nine distinguished historians examine twenty-five hundred years of human conflicts and their varied impacts on civilian society. Each case study examines not only what ...
This title is Choice 2003 Outstanding Academic Title. Kenneth M. Pollack, formerly a Persian Gulf military analyst at the CIA and Director for Persian Gulf Affairs at the National Security Council, describes and analyzes the military history of the six key Arab states - Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Syria - during the post-World ...
"The Militarization of Culture in the Dominican Republic: From the Captains General to General Trujillo" traces the interaction of the military and the civilian population, showing the many ways in which the military ethos has permeated Dominican culture. Valentina Peguero categorizes the Dominican military before 1930 as either protectionists, ...
'Magnificent military history, written in the grand style on a grand scale. Based upon an intimate acquaintance with the terrain of the operations, upon an expert knowledge of military theory and organization, and upon an exhaustive study of the 'Official Records' of the war, [this] is a major work of scholarship, the finest account anywhere to be ...
For centuries prior to 1945, the German officer corps constituted a social and political elite in Central Europe. And as this book shows, the debacle of the Second World War, the scorn of the German populace, and the control of the Allies did not entirely diminish the officers' critical role. By tracing the changing role of the officer corps from ...
Peabody's Battle Line, McCuller's Field, Stuart's Defense, the Peach Orchard, and Hell's Hollow - these monuments mark some of the critical moments in the battle of Shiloh, but offer the visitor only the most meager sense of what happened on the banks of the Tennessee in April 1862. This battlefield guide breathes life into Civil War history, ...
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