Year of desperate struggle : Jeb Stuart and his cavalry, from Gettysburg to Yellow Tavern, 1863-1864 / / Monte Akers
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Year of desperate struggle : Jeb Stuart and his cavalry, from Gettysburg to Yellow Tavern, 1863-1864 / / Monte Akers
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| Pubblicazione: | Philadelphia ; ; Oxford : , : Casemate, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.7/82 |
| Soggetto topico: | Generals - Confederate States of America |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Cavalry operations |
| United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-280) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Prologue; ONe Out of the Frying Pan and Into HellMorning, June 24, 1863; tWO the Wayward Road to GettysburgJune 24 to July 1, 1863; tHRee east Cavalry Field and the Retreat to VirginiaJuly 2-14, 1863; FOUR Return to the BowerJuly 15-August 26, 1863; FIVe Season of SparringAugust 27-October 9, 1863; SIX the Bristoe Campaign and the Buckland RacesOctober 9-22, 1863; SeVeN Camp Wigwam and the mine Run CampaignOctober 23-November 30, 1863; eIGHt the Hard Winter of 1863-64December 1, 1863 to February 21, 1864; NINe the Dahlgren Affair and the Federal Army CoilsFebruary 22 to April 30, 1864 |
| teN Grant Launches total War, from the Wildernessto Yellow tavern May 1-11, 1864eLeVeN And God's Will Was DoneMay 11-13, 1864; tWeLVe the World Without Jeb StuartAfter May 13, 1864; Index; Bibliography | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | By the summer of 1863, following Chancellorsville, it was clear to everyone on both sides of the Civil War that the Army of Northern Virginia was the most formidable force Americans had ever put in the field. It could only be ""tied"" in battle, if against great odds, but would more usually vanquish its opponents. A huge measure of that army's success was attributable to its cavalry arm, under Major General J.E.B. Stuart, which had literally ""run rings"" around its enemies.But Northern arithmetic and expertise were gradually catching up. In this work, the sequel to his acclaimed Year of Glory |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Year of desperate struggle |
| ISBN: | 1-61200-283-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910818628703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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