Generals South, Generals North: The Commanders Of The Civil War Reconsidered

Axelrod, Alan

ISBN 10: 0762761490 / ISBN 13: 9780762761494

Published by Lyons Press, 2011

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A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (However the dust cover may be missing). Pages can include considerable notes--in pen or highlighter--but the notes cannot obscure the text. Book may be a price cutter or have a remainder mark.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Generals South, Generals North: The Commanders Of The Civil War Reconsidered
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762761490
• ISBN 13: 9780762761494
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

With April 12, 2011, set to mark the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War at Fort Sumter, the time is ripe for a new assessment of the conflict's most influential and controversial military leaders. Generals South, Generals North highlights twenty-four such commanders―twelve each from the Confederacy and the Union. Best-selling author and military historian Alan Axelrod presents a biography of each, narrates the major engagements in which each fought (emphasizing tactical leadership and outcome produced), and explores each man's ever-controversial reputation. His consequent rankings are based on both historical and modern-day sources.

Each profile is accompanied by callout quotations, photographs of the general, additional illustrations such as battle depictions, and a map depicting either a major engagement or the general's movements throughout the war. The result is an ideal quick reference for Civil War buffs and a beautiful addition to the library of general readers that is sure to start as many arguments as it settles.

About the Author

Alan Axelrod, who holds a PhD from the University of Iowa, is the best-selling author or coauthor of more than sixty books, including Patton's Drive, a Military Book ClubŪ Main Selection and History Book ClubŪ Featured Alternate; and Miracle at Belleau Wood, a Military Book ClubŪ Main Selection and History Book ClubŪ Alternate (both Lyons Press). He is also the author of Patton: A Biography, a Military Book ClubŪ Editor's Choice. He has appeared on the Discovery Channel and has been a guest on NPR.