James Longstreet: The Man, The Soldier, The Controversy - Hardcover

Di Nardo, Richard L.; Nofi, Albert A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0938289969 ISBN 13: 9780938289968

Publisher: Da Capo Press, 1998

Synopsis

Few figures from the American Civil War have generated more controversy than Confederate general James Longstreet. As the senior officer present at Pickett's Charge, he has been blamed by many, particularly in the South, for the decisive Confederate defeat at Gettysburg. Other scholars have cited his exemplary combat record during the Civil War and looked to rivals within the Confederate hierarchy or his post-war support for the Northern-based Republican Party as sources for the criticism leveled at him. Richard L. DiNardo and Albert A. Nofi have assembled some of the top Civil War and Longstreet scholars to fully examine this still-controversial topic.

About this title

About the Author:

Albert A. Nofi has a Ph.D. in Military History from the City University of New York and was associate editor for many years of the ground-breaking military journal Strategy and Tactics. He was a founder of wargaming, the conflict simulation system used both by hobbyists and military planners. Dr. Nofi has written numerous books and articles on military history and was a news media military commentator during the Persian Gulf War. He is also the author of The Gettysburg Campaign and The Waterloo Campaign.

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0938289969
• ISBN 13: 9780938289968
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304