Embattled Rebel
Jefferson Davis As Commander in Chief
New York : The Penguin Press, 2014.
Format: Book
Description: xiv, 301 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, a powerful new reckoning with Jefferson Davis as military commander of the Confederacy shows how Davis shaped and articulated the principal policy of the Confederacy with clarity and force and, like no other chief executive in American history, exercised a tenacious hands-on influence in the shaping of military strategy.
Contents:
We must prepare for a long war -- Winter of discontent -- War so gigantic -- The clouds are dark over us -- We should take the initiative -- We must beat Sherman -- The last resort.
Subjects:
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 -- Military leadership.
Presidents -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
Confederate States of America -- Politics and government.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 -- Military leadership.
Presidents -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
Confederate States of America -- Politics and government.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781594204975
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY War Civil Confederacy McP | Southeast | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 5/10/2024) |
More Formats
Color maps on lining pages.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-288) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-288) and index.