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Civil War High Commands
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Author : John Eicher
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2002-06-01
Civil War High Commands written by John Eicher and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06-01 with History categories.
Based on nearly five decades of research, this magisterial work is a biographical register and analysis of the people who most directly influenced the course of the Civil War, its high commanders. Numbering 3,396, they include the presidents and their cabinet members, state governors, general officers of the Union and Confederate armies (regular, provisional, volunteers, and militia), and admirals and commodores of the two navies. Civil War High Commands will become a cornerstone reference work on these personalities and the meaning of their commands, and on the Civil War itself. Errors of fact and interpretation concerning the high commanders are legion in the Civil War literature, in reference works as well as in narrative accounts. The present work brings together for the first time in one volume the most reliable facts available, drawn from more than 1,000 sources and including the most recent research. The biographical entries include complete names, birthplaces, important relatives, education, vocations, publications, military grades, wartime assignments, wounds, captures, exchanges, paroles, honors, and place of death and interment. In addition to its main component, the biographies, the volume also includes a number of essays, tables, and synopses designed to clarify previously obscure matters such as the definition of grades and ranks; the difference between commissions in regular, provisional, volunteer, and militia services; the chronology of military laws and executive decisions before, during, and after the war; and the geographical breakdown of command structures. The book is illustrated with 84 new diagrams of all the insignias used throughout the war and with 129 portraits of the most important high commanders.
The War Within The Union High Command
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Author : Thomas Joseph Goss
language : en
Publisher: Modern War Studies
Release Date : 2003
The War Within The Union High Command written by Thomas Joseph Goss and has been published by Modern War Studies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
As this book reveals, professional generals viewed the war as a military problem requiring battlefield solutions, while appointees (and President Lincoln) focused more emphatically on the broader political contours of the struggle. The resulting friction often eroded Northern morale and damaged the North's war effort. Goss challenges the traditional idea that success was measured only on the battlefield by demonstrating significant links between military success and the achievement of the Union's political objectives. Examining commanders like Benjamin Butler, Nathaniel Banks, John McClernand, John Fremont, and Franz Sigel, Goss shows how many filled vital functions by raising troops, boosting homefront morale, securing national support for the war--and sometimes even achieving significant success on the battlefield.
No Band Of Brothers
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Author : Steven E. Woodworth
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 1999
No Band Of Brothers written by Steven E. Woodworth and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
The Civil War was barely over before Southerners and other students of the war began to examine the Confederate high command in search of an explanation for the South's failure. Although years of research failed to show that the South's defeat was due to a single, overriding cause, the actions of the Southern leaders during the war were certainly among the reasons the South lost the war. In No Band of Brothers, Steven Woodworth explores, through a series of essays, various facets of the way the Confederacy waged its unsuccessful war for secession. He examines Jefferson Davis and some of his more important generals, including Pierre G. T. Beauregard, Leonidas Polk, Joseph E. Johnston, Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson; the Confederacy's strategic plans; and the South's success in making competent officers out of men with very little military preparation. Woodworth particularly looks at the personalities and personal relationships that affected the course and outcome of the war. What made a good general? What could make an otherwise able man a failure as a general? What role did personal friendships or animosities play in the Confederacy's top command assignments and decisions? How successful was the Confederacy in making competent generals out of its civilian leaders? In what ways did Jefferson Davis succeed or fail in maximizing the chances for the success of his cause? In analyzing the Confederate leadership, Woodworth reveals some weaknesses, many strengths, and much new information. No Band of Brothers will be an important addition to Civil War scholarship and will be welcomed by professional historians, amateur historians, students, and the general reader alike.
Civil War Command And Strategy
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Author : Jones Archer
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2010-05-11
Civil War Command And Strategy written by Jones Archer and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-11 with History categories.
In this comparative history of Union & Confederate command & strategy, Jones shows us how the Civil War was actually conducted. Looking at decision-making at the highest levels, Jones argues that President Lincoln & Davis & most of their senior generals brought to the context of the Civil War a broad grasp of established mil. strategy & its historical applications, as well as the ability to make significant strategic innovations. He emphasizes the role of maneuvers as well as the significance of battles, & demonstrates that the war was a multi-faceted blend of traditional warfare with early influences of the industrial age.
Taming The Tar Heel Department D H Hill And The Challenges Of Operational Level Command During The American Civil War
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Author : Major Brit K. Erslev
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2015-11-06
Taming The Tar Heel Department D H Hill And The Challenges Of Operational Level Command During The American Civil War written by Major Brit K. Erslev and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-06 with History categories.
The purpose of this monograph is to identify skills and capabilities required by commanders to excel at the operational level of war and in the practice of operational art. The author evaluated the performance of Confederate Major General Daniel Harvey Hill in his role as a department commander during the American Civil War. Department commanders were responsible for sequencing tactical operations to support the accomplishment of their government’s strategic objectives but received little guidance on how to fulfill their missions. The monograph concludes that twenty first century American military officers in similar command positions must be able to make decisions given ambiguous guidance and a fluid operational environment, be creative and active in developing innovative techniques to better understand the operational environment, and be able to craft holistic campaign plans that go beyond offensive and defensive operations. An examination of Hill’s tenure as commander of the Confederate Department of North Carolina from February to July 1863 found that he was uncomfortable translating discretionary orders into action, he was unable to adequately visualize his operational environment, and he did not construct a coherent campaign plan to accomplish disparate missions and support Confederate strategic aims. Some of Hill’s struggles were due to the inability of the Confederate high command to articulate strategic priorities, the actions of the Union forces, and lack of experience in higher level commands. Previous tactical-level experiences in the war made Hill more cautious about committing force when presented with ambiguous situations and in his capacity as department commander he did not grasp his responsibility to provide recommendations to strategic-level decision makers regarding force disposition and types of combat operations.
Mcclellan And The Union High Command 1861 1863
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Author : Jeffrey W. Green
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2017-02-27
Mcclellan And The Union High Command 1861 1863 written by Jeffrey W. Green and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-27 with History categories.
With Washington's proximity to the Confederate capital of Richmond, Union military operations in the first two years of the Civil War focused mainly on the Eastern Theater, where General McClellan commanded the Army of the Potomac. McClellan's "On to Richmond" battle cry dominated strategic thinking in the high command. When he failed and was sacked by President Lincoln, a coterie of senior officers sought his return. This re-examination of the high command and McClellan's war in the East provides a broader understanding of the Union's inability to achieve victory in the first two years, and takes the debate about the Union's leadership into new areas.
Civil War Command And Strategy
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Author : Archer Jones
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-07
Civil War Command And Strategy written by Archer Jones and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-07 with categories.
In this comparative history of Union and Confed. command and strategy, Jones shows us how the Civil War was actually conducted. Looking at decision-making at the highest levels, Jones argues that Pres. Lincoln and Davis and most of their senior generals brought to the context of the Civil War a broad grasp of established mil. strategy and its historical applications, as well as the ability to make significant strategic innovations. He emphasizes the role of maneuvers as well as the significance of battles, and demonstrates that the war was a multi-faceted blend of traditional warfare with early influences of the industrial age. Includes 40 pages of diagrams.
Leaders Of The Lost Cause
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Author : Gary W. Gallagher
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2004-10-18
Leaders Of The Lost Cause written by Gary W. Gallagher and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-10-18 with History categories.
This exciting and groundbreaking collection of essays looks at the lives and command decisions of eight Confederates who held the rank of full general and at the impact they had on the conduct, and ultimate outcome, of the Civil War. Old myths and familiar assumptions are cast aside as a group of leading Civil War historians offers new insight into the men of the South, on whose shoulders the weight of prosecuting the war would wall.
The Soviet Army S High Commands In War And Peace 1941 1992
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Author : Richard W. Harrison
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Academic
Release Date : 2022-07-28
The Soviet Army S High Commands In War And Peace 1941 1992 written by Richard W. Harrison and has been published by Casemate Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-28 with History categories.
The first full treatment of the unique phenomenon of High Commands in the Soviet Army during World War II and the Cold War. The war on the Eastern Front during 1941–45 was an immense struggle, running from the Barents Sea to the Caucasus Mountains. The vast distances involved forced the Soviet political-military leadership to resort to new organizational expedients in order to control operations along the extended front. These were the high commands of the directions, which were responsible for two or more fronts (army groups) and, along maritime axes, one or more fleets. In all, five high commands were created along the northwestern, western, southwestern, and North Caucasus strategic directions during 1941–42. However, the highly unfavorable strategic situation during the first year of the war, as well as interference in day-to-day operations by Stalin, severely limited the high commands' effectiveness. As a consequence, the high commands were abolished in mid-1942 and replaced by the more flexible system of supreme command representatives at the front. A High Command of Soviet Forces in the Far East was established in 1945 and oversaw the Red Army's highly effective campaign against Japanese forces in Manchuria. The Far Eastern High Command was briefly resurrected in 1947 as a response to the tense situation along the Korean peninsula and the ongoing civil war in China, but was abolished in 1953, soon after Stalin's death. Growing tensions with China brought about the recreation of the Far Eastern High Command in 1979, followed a few years later by the appearance of new high commands in Europe and South Asia. However, these new high commands did not long survive the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and were abolished a year later. The book relies almost exclusively on Soviet and post-communist archival and other sources and is the first unclassified treatment of this subject in any country, East or West.
Grant Takes Command
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Author : Bruce Catton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Grant Takes Command written by Bruce Catton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with categories.