wyszukanych pozycji: 29
Grant\'s Lieutenants: From Cairo to Vicksburg
ISBN: 9780700635252 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Ulysses S. Grant did more than any other single Union general to secure the North’s victory in the Civil War, but he did not achieve that victory alone. Grant’s ability to inspire and cultivate the talents of the officers serving under him was a key factor in his remarkable military success. Steven Woodworth and his fellow authors provide ample evidence for that in this first of a two-volume reassessment of Grant’s officer corps from Cairo to Appomattox.Covering the war’s western theater through July 1863, Woodworth et al. highlight the character and accomplishments of these men and...
Ulysses S. Grant did more than any other single Union general to secure the North’s victory in the Civil War, but he did not achieve that victory al...
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125,31 zł |
Grant's Lieutenants: From Cairo to Vicksburg
ISBN: 9780700611270 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Ulysses S. Grant did more than any other single Union general to secure the North's victory in the Civil War, but he did not achieve that victory alone. Grant's ability to inspire and cultivate the talents of the officers serving under him was a key factor in his remarkable military success. Steven Woodworth and his fellow authors provide ample evidence for that in this first of a two-volume reassessment of Grant's officer corps from Cairo to Appomattox. Covering the war's western theater through July 1863, Woodworth et al. highlight the character and accomplishments of these men and show...
Ulysses S. Grant did more than any other single Union general to secure the North's victory in the Civil War, but he did not achieve that victory alon...
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229,05 zł |
Grant\'s Lieutenants: From Chattanooga to Appomattox
ISBN: 9780700635276 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. A companion to Grant's Lieutenants: From Cairo to Vicksburg, this new volume assesses Union generalship during the final two years of the Civil War. Steven Woodworth, one of the war’s premier historians, is joined by a team of distinguished scholars—Mark Grimsley, John Marszalek, and Earl Hess, among others—who critique Ulysses S. Grant’s commanders in terms of both their working relationship with their general-in-chief and their actual performances.The book covers well-known Union field generals like William T. Sherman, George Thomas, George Meade, and Philip Sheridan, as well as the...
A companion to Grant's Lieutenants: From Cairo to Vicksburg, this new volume assesses Union generalship during the final two years of the Civil War. S...
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125,31 zł |
The American Civil War: A Handbook of Literature and Research
ISBN: 9780313290190 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 768 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The single most important volume for anyone interested in the Civil War to own and consult. (From the foreword by James M. McPherson) The first guide to Civil War literature to appear in nearly 30 years, this book provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and informative survey and analysis of the vast body of Civil War literature. More than 40 essays, each by a specialist in a particular subfield of Civil War history, offer unmatched thoroughness and discerning assessments of each work's value. The essays cover every aspect of the war from strategy, tactics, and battles to logistics,... The single most important volume for anyone interested in the Civil War to own and consult. (From the foreword by James M. McPherson) The first gui... |
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349,44 zł |
While God Is Marching On: The Religious World of Civil War Soldiers
ISBN: 9780700612970 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 406 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. They read the same Bible and prayed to the same God, but they faced each other in battle with rage in their hearts. The Civil War not only pitted brother against brother but also Christian against Christian, with soldiers from North and South alike devoutly believing that God was on their side. Steven Woodworth, one of our most prominent and provocative Civil War historians, presents the first detailed study of soldiers' religious beliefs and how they influenced the course of that tragic conflict. He shows how Christian teaching and practice shaped the worldview of soldiers on both sides:...
They read the same Bible and prayed to the same God, but they faced each other in battle with rage in their hearts. The Civil War not only pitted brot...
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189,25 zł |
Nothing But Victory: The Army of the Tennessee, 1861-1865
ISBN: 9780375726606 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 800 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Composed almost entirely of Midwesterners and molded into a lean, skilled fighting machine by Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman, the Army of the Tennessee marched directly into the heart of the Confederacy and won major victories at Shiloh and at the rebel strongholds of Vicksburg and Atlanta.Acclaimed historian Steven Woodworth has produced the first full consideration of this remarkable unit that has received less prestige than the famed Army of the Potomac but was responsible for the decisive victories that turned the tide of war toward the Union. The Army of the Tennessee also...
Composed almost entirely of Midwesterners and molded into a lean, skilled fighting machine by Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman, the Army ...
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130,73 zł |
Manifest Destinies: America's Westward Expansion and the Road to the Civil War
ISBN: 9780307277701 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A sweeping history of the 1840s, Manifest Destinies captures the enormous sense of possibility that inspired America s growth and shows how the acquisition of western territories forced the nation to come to grips with the deep fault line that would bring war in the near future.
Steven E. Woodworth gives us a portrait of America at its most vibrant and expansive. It was a decade in which the nation significantly enlarged its boundaries, taking Texas, New Mexico, California, and the Pacific Northwest; William Henry Harrison ran the first modern populist campaign, focusing on... A sweeping history of the 1840s, Manifest Destinies captures the enormous sense of possibility that inspired America s growth and shows how the...
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108,94 zł |
This Grand Spectacle: The Battle of Chattanooga
ISBN: 9781893114043 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 133 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. During the summer of 1863, Federal Forces scored major victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, turning the tide of war in favor of the Union. In southeastern Tennessee, U.S. troops focused their attention on the river and railroad center of Chattanooga, the gateway to the Confederate heartland. They took the town with little resistance, and complete victory in the region seemed imminent. The Confederate under Braxton Bragg struck back. At Chickamauga, in northern Georgia, veterans of both the Army of Tennessee and the Army of Northern Virginia combined to mangle the Union army, driving the...
During the summer of 1863, Federal Forces scored major victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, turning the tide of war in favor of the Union. In southe...
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69,50 zł |
Chickamauga: A Battlefield Guide
ISBN: 9780803298026 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The hard-fought and dramatic battles of Chickamauga (September 19 20, 1863) and Chattanooga (November 23 25, 1863) changed the course of the Civil War. These battles sounded the death knell of the Confederacy and put Ulysses S. Grant on the road to final victory. For the first time in one convenient guide, Steven E. Woodworth provides an overview of the battles and an on-site tour to help both serious students and casual visitors get the most out of a visit to Chickamauga and Chattanooga.The guide emphasizes how the opposing armies used terrain and how that terrain shaped the course of each...
The hard-fought and dramatic battles of Chickamauga (September 19 20, 1863) and Chattanooga (November 23 25, 1863) changed the course of the Civil War...
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82,94 zł |
Davis and Lee at War
ISBN: 9780700607181 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Steven Woodworth's previous book, the critically acclaimed Jefferson Davis and His Generals, won the prestigious Fletcher Pratt Award and was a main selection of the History Book Club. In that book he showed how the failures of Davis and his military leaders in the west paved the way for Confederate defeat. In Davis and Lee at War, he concludes his study of Davis as rebel commander-in-chief and shows how the lack of a unified purpose and strategy in the east sealed the Confederacy's fate.
Woodworth argues that Davis and Robert E. Lee, the South's greatest military leader, had... Steven Woodworth's previous book, the critically acclaimed Jefferson Davis and His Generals, won the prestigious Fletcher Pratt Award and was a...
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341,76 zł |
Decision in the Heartland: The Civil War in the West
ISBN: 9780275987596 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The verdict is in: the Civil War was won in the West--that is, in the nation's heartland, between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. Yet, a person who follows the literature on the war might still think that it was the conflict in Virginia that ultimately decided the outcome. Each year sees the appearance of new books aimed at the popular market that simply assume that it was in the East, often at Gettysburg, that the decisive clashes of the war took place. For decades, serious historians of the Civil War have completed one careful study after another, nearly all tending... The verdict is in: the Civil War was won in the West--that is, in the nation's heartland, between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi Riv... |
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234,78 zł |
Decision in the Heartland: The Civil War in the West
ISBN: 9780803236264 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The verdict is in: the Civil War was won in the West, that is, in the nation s heartland, between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. Contrary to much popular literature, serious scholars have determined in one careful study after another the pivotal importance of what was, at the time of the Civil War, the western United States. In this fast-paced overview, Steven E. Woodworth presents his case for the decisiveness of that theater.
Overwhelming evidence now indicates that western campaigns cost the Confederacy vast territories, the manufacturing center of Nashville, the... The verdict is in: the Civil War was won in the West, that is, in the nation s heartland, between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River....
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82,94 zł |
Cultures in Conflict--The American Civil War
ISBN: 9780313306518 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The American Civil War was primarily a conflict of cultures, and slavery was the largest single cultural factor separating North and South. This collection of carefully selected memoirs, diaries, letters, and reminiscences of ordinary Northerners and Southerners who experienced the war as soldiers or civilians brings to life the conflict in culture, principles, attitudes, hopes, courage, and suffering of both sides. Woodworth, a Civil War historian, has selected a wide variety of moving first person accounts, each of which tells a story of a life as well as the attitudes of ordinary people... The American Civil War was primarily a conflict of cultures, and slavery was the largest single cultural factor separating North and South. This co... |
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245,70 zł |
Shiloh: Confederate High Tide in the Heartland
ISBN: 9780313399213 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 175 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Battle of Shiloh was one of the most important battles of the Civil War, and it offers a particularly rich opportunity to study the ways in which different leaders reacted to unexpected challenges. "Shiloh: Confederate High Tide in the Heartland" provides a fascinating and fast-paced narrative history of the key campaign and battle in the Civil War's decisive western theater the heartland of the Confederacy west of the Appalachians. The book emphasizes the significance of contingency in evaluating the decisions of the Union and Confederate commanders, as well as the tenacity... The Battle of Shiloh was one of the most important battles of the Civil War, and it offers a particularly rich opportunity to study the ways in whi... |
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273,00 zł |
A Deep Steady Thunder
ISBN: 9781886661103 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In September 1863, Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans drives into Georgia flanking Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg out of Chattanooga. Bragg, heavily reinforced, turns on Rosecrans and nearly traps him before he can fall back. The two great armies finally meet at Chickamauga. Through woods and small clearings, a confused but vicious battle rages as each army gropes and grapples at the other trying to find the enemy's flanks. At nightfall, Rosecrans holds his ground and continues to slide his army northward to Chattanooga. The following morning, however, Bragg launches an attack that catches...
In September 1863, Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans drives into Georgia flanking Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg out of Chattanooga. Bragg, heavily rein...
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52,07 zł |
Jefferson Davis and His Generals: The Failure of Confederate Command in the West
ISBN: 9780700605675 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Jefferson Davis is a historical figure who provokes strong passions among scholars. Through the years historians have placed him at both ends of the spectrum: some have portrayed him as a hero, others have judged him incompetent. In Jefferson Davis and His Generals, Steven Woodworth shows that both extremes are accurate--Davis was both heroic and incompetent. Yet neither viewpoint reveals the whole truth about this complicated figure. Woodworth's portrait of Davis reveals an experienced, talented, and courageous leader who, nevertheless, undermined the Confederacy's cause in the...
Jefferson Davis is a historical figure who provokes strong passions among scholars. Through the years historians have placed him at both ends of the s...
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231,96 zł |
Sherman: Lessons in Leadership
ISBN: 9780230620629 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. General William Tecumseh Sherman famously said "War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it." This statement has contributed to his mythic status as a grim-visaged Civil War character who embodied implacable war. Utilizing unique and highly successful maneuvering techniques, Sherman was an original, decisive, and efficient leader. Rising steadily through the ranks during the Civil War, Sherman quickly became Ulysses S. Grant's right hand man. He went on to lead the Union capture of Atlanta, a major victory that contributed to Lincoln's reelection during a tough phase of the war. Legend... General William Tecumseh Sherman famously said "War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it." This statement has contributed to his mythic status as a... |
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91,47 zł |
Grant's Lieutenants: From Chattanooga to Appomattox
ISBN: 9780700615896 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A companion to Grant's Lieutenants: From Cairo to Vicksburg, this new volume assesses Union generalship during the final two years of the Civil War. Steven Woodworth, one of the war's premier historians, is joined by a team of distinguished scholars--Mark Grimsley, John Marszalek, and Earl Hess, among others--who critique Ulysses S. Grant's commanders in terms of both their working relationship with their general-in-chief and their actual performances. The book covers well-known Union field generals like William T. Sherman, George Thomas, George Meade, and Philip Sheridan, as well...
A companion to Grant's Lieutenants: From Cairo to Vicksburg, this new volume assesses Union generalship during the final two years of the Civil...
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311,26 zł |
Six Armies in Tennessee: The Chickamauga and Chattanooga Campaigns
ISBN: 9780803298132 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. When Vicksburg fell to Union forces under General Grant in July 1863, the balance turned against the Confederacy in the trans-Appalachian theater. The Federal success along the river opened the way for advances into central and eastern Tennessee, which culminated in the bloody battle of Chickamauga and then a struggle for Chattanooga. Chickamauga is usually counted as a Confederate victory, albeit a costly one. That battle indeed the entire campaign is marked by muddle and blunders occasionally relieved by strokes of brilliant generalship and high courage. The campaign ended significant...
When Vicksburg fell to Union forces under General Grant in July 1863, the balance turned against the Confederacy in the trans-Appalachian theater. The...
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88,13 zł |