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Controversies & Commanders

Author : Stephen W. Sears
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0544391233
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Controversies & Commanders written by Stephen W. Sears and published by HMH. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the Union force that went up against Robert E. Lee, from “a master storyteller and leading Civil War historian” (Kirkus Reviews). From an award-winning military historian and the bestselling author of Gettysburg, this is a wide-ranging collection of essays about the Army of the Potomac, delving into such topics as Professor Lowe’s reconnaissance balloons; the court-martial of Fitz John Porter; the Lost Order at Antietam; press coverage of the war; the looting of Fredericksburg; the Mud March; the roles of volunteers, conscripts, bounty jumpers, and foreign soldiers; the notorious Gen. Dan Sickles, who shot his wife’s lover outside the White House; and two generals who were much maligned: McClellan (justifiably) and Hooker (not so justifiably). This lively book follows the Army of the Potomac throughout the war, from 1861 to 1865, painting a remarkable portrait of the key incidents and personalities that influenced the course of our nation’s greatest cataclysm.

Corps Commanders in Blue

Author : Ethan S. Rafuse
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807157031
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Corps Commanders in Blue written by Ethan S. Rafuse and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The outcomes of campaigns in the Civil War often depended on top generals having the right corps commanders in the right place at the right time. Mutual trust and respect between generals and their corps commanders, though vital to military success, was all too rare: Corps commanders were often forced to exercise considerable discretion in the execution of orders from their generals, and bitter public arguments over commanders' performances in battle followed hard on the heels of many major engagements. Controversies that arose during the war around the decisions of corps and army commanders-such as Daniel Sickles's disregard of George Meade's orders at the Battle of Gettysburg-continue to provoke vigorous debate among students of the Civil War. Corps Commanders in Blue offers eight case studies that illuminate the critical roles the Union corps commanders played in shaping the war's course and outcome. The contributors examine, and in many cases challenge, widespread assumptions about these men while considering the array of internal and external forces that shaped their efforts on and off the battlefield. Providing insight into the military conduct of the Civil War, Corps Commanders in Blue fills a significant gap in the historiography of the war by offering compelling examinations of the challenges of corps command in particular campaigns, the men who exercised that command, and the array of factors that shaped their efforts, for good or for ill.

Southern Lady, Yankee Spy

Author : Elizabeth R. Varon
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190286520
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Southern Lady, Yankee Spy written by Elizabeth R. Varon and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-10-02 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Northern sympathizer in the Confederate capital, daring spymaster, postwar politician: Elizabeth Van Lew was one of the most remarkable figures in American history, a woman who defied the conventions of the nineteenth-century South. In Southern Lady, Yankee Spy, historian Elizabeth Varon provides a gripping, richly researched account of the woman who led what one historian called "the most productive espionage operation of the Civil War." Under the nose of the Confederate government, Van Lew ran a spy ring that gathered intelligence, hampered the Southern war effort, and helped scores of Union soldiers to escape from Richmond prisons. Varon describes a woman who was very much a product of her time and place, yet continually took controversial stands--from her early efforts to free her family's slaves, to her daring wartime activities and beyond. Varon's powerful biography brings Van Lew to life, showing how she used the stereotypes of the day to confound Confederate authorities (who suspected her, but could not believe a proper Southern lady could be a spy), even as she brought together Union sympathizers at all levels of society, from slaves to slaveholders. After the war, a grateful President Ulysses S. Grant named her postmaster of Richmond--a remarkable break with custom for this politically influential post. But her Unionism, Republican politics, and outspoken support of racial justice earned her a lifetime of scorn in the former Confederate capital. Even today, Elizabeth Van Lew remains a controversial figure in her beloved Richmond, remembered as the "Crazy Bet" of Lost Cause propaganda. Elizabeth Varon's account rescues her from both derision and oblivion, depicting an intelligent, resourceful, highly principled woman who remained, as she saw it, true to her country to the end.

The Military Commander's Necessity

Author : Sigrid Redse Johansen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108493920
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book The Military Commander's Necessity written by Sigrid Redse Johansen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive examination of the legal limits to the military commander's assessment of military necessity during armed conflict.

The Controversy Over Neutral Rights Between the United States and France, 1797-1800

Author : James Brown Scott
Publisher : New York, Oxf. University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Controversy Over Neutral Rights Between the United States and France, 1797-1800 written by James Brown Scott and published by New York, Oxf. University Press. This book was released on 1917 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Documents Relating to the Controversy Over Neutral Rights Between the United States and France, 1797-1800

Author : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Division of International Law
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Documents Relating to the Controversy Over Neutral Rights Between the United States and France, 1797-1800 written by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Division of International Law and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Commanders Call

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Commanders Call written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Commander's, Supervisor's, and Physician's Guide to Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Author : United States. Department of the Army
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book A Commander's, Supervisor's, and Physician's Guide to Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism written by United States. Department of the Army and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Controversies in Affirmative Action

Author : James A. Beckman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 973 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Controversies in Affirmative Action written by James A. Beckman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-07-23 with total page 973 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging and eclectic collection of essays from leading scholars on the subject, which looks at affirmative action past and present, analyzes its efficacy, its legacy, and its role in the future of the United States. This comprehensive, three-volume set explores the ways the United States has interpreted affirmative action and probes the effects of the policy from the perspectives of economics, law, philosophy, psychology, sociology, political science, and race relations. Expert contributors tackle a host of knotty issues, ranging from the history of affirmative action to the theories underpinning it. They show how affirmative action has been implemented over the years, discuss its legality and constitutionality, and speculate about its future. Volume one traces the origin and evolution of affirmative action. Volume two discusses modern applications and debates, and volume three delves into such areas as international practices and critical race theory. Standalone essays link cause and effect and past and present as they tackle intriguing—and important—questions. When does "affirmative action" become "reverse discrimination"? How many decades are too many for a "temporary" policy to remain in existence? Does race- or gender-based affirmative action violate the equal protection of law guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment? In raising such issues, the work encourages readers to come to their own conclusions about the policy and its future application.

Commanders Digest

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Commanders Digest written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

US Commanders of World War II (1)

Author : James Arnold
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780968124
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book US Commanders of World War II (1) written by James Arnold and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To be a successful commander requires experience, character, tenacity and boldness: the ability to establish a good rapport with both your staff and your men is also vital. The real test comes in combat though, where a large proportion of luck is involved the luck to be in the right place at the right time and lasting reputations can be formed in a very brief and frenetic period. The key US commanders of World War II were subject to (and often gratuitously fostered) the projection of their 'characters', exploiting the growing power of the media. This title examines the careers, personalities and fortunes of the key US Army and Air Force commanders of World War II.

Stanton

Author : Walter Stahr
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476739307
Total Pages : 768 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book Stanton written by Walter Stahr and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Of the crucial men close to President Lincoln, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (1814-1869) was the most powerful and controversial. Stanton raised, armed, and supervised the army of a million men who won the Civil War. He organized the war effort. He directed military movements from his telegraph office, where Lincoln literally hung out with him ... Now with this worthy complement to the enduring library of biographical accounts of those who helped Lincoln preserve the Union, Stanton honors the indispensable partner of the sixteenth president"--

Commanders Call Support Materials

Author : United States. Department of the Army. Command Information Division
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Commanders Call Support Materials written by United States. Department of the Army. Command Information Division and published by . This book was released on with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Marshal Joffre

Author : André Bourachot
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473838266
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book Marshal Joffre written by André Bourachot and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A century ago General Joffre, as Chief of the French General Staff, led the armies that blocked the German invasion at the First Battle of the Marne. He saved Paris from occupation and France from probable defeat. His calm demeanour when faced with a disaster, his ruthless dismissal of incompetent subordinates, and his skilled redeployment of his forces contributed to a historic victory. At the time many saw him as the saviour of the nation, but what should we make of him now? For Joffre contributed to the failures of the French army and its strategy before the war and during the first battles of 1914. Also his conduct of the war after the Marne futile offensives that cost thousands of lives and gained no ground, followed by near defeat at Verdun - undermined his position and led to his dismissal.Although he remained immensely popular in France, his reputation has been under a cloud ever since, and he has been overshadowed by the French generals - Ptain and especially Foch - who commanded the French army at the time of the final victory over Germany.Andr Bourachot, in this lucid and highly readable study of Joffre's career, focuses on his performance during the opening phase of the Great War. He offers a fresh and carefully considered view of the man and the soldier.

Military Review

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Military Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Military Commander and the Law

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Military Commander and the Law written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The World War I Reader

Author : Michael S. Neiberg
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814759327
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book The World War I Reader written by Michael S. Neiberg and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost 100 years after the Treaty of Versailles was signed, World War I continues to be badly understood and greatly oversimplified. Its enormous impact on the world in terms of international diplomacy and politics, and the ways in which future military engagements would evolve, be fought, and ultimately get resolved have been ignored. With this reader of primary and secondary documents, edited and compiled by Michael S. Neiberg, students, scholars, and war buffs can gain an extensive yet accessible understanding of this conflict. Neiberg introduces the basic problems in the history of World War I, shares the words and experiences of the participants themselves, and, finally, presents some of the most innovative and dynamic current scholarship on the war. Neiberg, a leading historian of World War I, has selected a wide array of primary documents, ranging from government papers to personal diaries, demonstrating the war’s devastating effect on all who experienced it, whether President Woodrow Wilson, an English doughboy in the trenches, or a housewife in Germany. In addition to this material, each chapter in The World War I Reader contains a selection of articles and book chapters written by major scholars of World War I, giving readers perspectives on the war that are both historical and contemporary. Chapters are arranged chronologically and by theme, and address causes, the experiences of soldiers and their leaders, battlefield strategies and conditions, home front issues, diplomacy, and peacemaking. A time-line, maps, suggestions for further reading, and a substantive introduction by Neiberg that lays out the historiography of World War I round out the book.