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pp. xii, (1), 515, “Cozzens follows up his magisterial account of the Battle of Chickamauga, This Terrible Sound (1992), with an equally authoritative study of the Chattanooga campaign that followed it. Braxton Bragg (who sometimes seems unfit to have been at large on the public streets, let alone commanding armies) failed to either destroy or starve out the Union Army of the Cumberland. In due course, superior Northern resources and strategy–not tactics; few generals on either side come out looking like good tacticians–progressively loosened the Confederate cordon around the city. Finally, the Union drove off Bragg’s army entirely in the famous Battle of Missionary Ridge, which was a much more complex affair than previous, heroic accounts make it. Like its predecessor on Chickamauga, this is such a good book on Chattanooga that it’s hard to believe any Civil War collection will need another book on the subject for at least a generation.” previous owners inscription and embossed stamp on half title page
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| ISBN | 0252065956 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780252065958 | |
| Number of pages | 515 | |
| Original Title | The Shipwreck of Their Hopes: The Battles for Chattanooga | |
| Published Date | 1996 | |
| Book Condition | Good | |
| Jacket Condition | no dustjacket | |
| Binding | paperback | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Urbana | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | History | |
| Author: | Peter Cozzens | |
| Publisher: | Univ of Illinois Pr |
pp. xii, (1), 515, “Cozzens follows up his magisterial account of the Battle of Chickamauga, This Terrible Sound (1992), with an equally authoritative study of the Chattanooga campaign that followed it. Braxton Bragg (who sometimes seems unfit to have been at large on the public streets, let alone commanding armies) failed to either destroy or starve out the Union Army of the Cumberland. In due course, superior Northern resources and strategy–not tactics; few generals on either side come out looking like good tacticians–progressively loosened the Confederate cordon around the city. Finally, the Union drove off Bragg’s army entirely in the famous Battle of Missionary Ridge, which was a much more complex affair than previous, heroic accounts make it. Like its predecessor on Chickamauga, this is such a good book on Chattanooga that it’s hard to believe any Civil War collection will need another book on the subject for at least a generation.” previous owners inscription and embossed stamp on half title page
| Weight | 1.2 kg |
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