Fields of blood [[electronic resource] ] : the Prairie Grove Campaign / / William L. Shea

• Autore: Shea William L
• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (369 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7/32
• Soggetto topico: Prairie Grove, Battle of, Ark., 1862
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Hindman -- Federals -- Return to Arkansas -- The Boston Mountains -- War of nerves -- Down in the valley -- Cane Hill -- Race to Prairie Grove -- Opening moves -- Artillery duel -- Herron storms the ridge -- Fight for the Borden house -- Blunt saves the day -- Change of front -- Confederate sunset -- Retreat -- Aftermath -- Raid on Van Buren -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Order of battle.
• Sommario/riassunto: William Shea offers a gripping narrative of the events surrounding Prairie Grove, Arkansas, one of the great unsung battles of the Civil War that effectively ended Confederate offensive operations west of the Mississippi River. Shea provides a colorful account of a grueling campaign that lasted five months and covered hundreds of miles of rugged Ozark terrain. In a fascinating analysis of the personal, geographical, and strategic elements that led to the fateful clash in northwest Arkansas, he describes a campaign notable for rapid marching, bold movements, hard fighting, and the most remarkab
• Titolo autorizzato: Fields of blood
• ISBN: 0-8078-6602-4; 1-4696-0509-0; 0-8078-9868-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456390003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Civil War America.