| 청구기호 |
E467 .D688 2007eb |
| 형태사항 |
xi, 207 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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| 언어 |
English |
| 서지주기 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-201) and index.
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| 내용 |
Patterns of the military profession -- George McClellan and siege warfare -- Ulysses S. Grant and logistical risk -- Philip Kearny and reckless courage -- Samuel Du Pont and the naval blockade -- Winfield Scott and the changing nature of warfare -- John Pope and the influence of Zachary Taylor -- George Meade and missed opportunity -- Jefferson Davis and the bad example -- Joe Hooker and the administrative side -- William Sherman and room to grow -- Henry Halleck and the military executive -- Henry Hunt and the organization of artillery -- George Thomas and the rock -- Robert E. Lee and turning movement based on reconnaissance -- Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregarde and the exception that proves the rule -- Jefferson Davis and misplaced confidence -- Braxton Bragg and Jefferson Davis -- John Winder and wartime governance -- John Slidell and doomed diplomacy -- Gideon Pillow and political generals -- Stonewall Jackson and the role of artillery -- James Longstreet and the changed mind? -- George Pickett and the quest for glory -- John Pemberton and inflexibility -- A.P. Hill and the tendency to criticize -- Lewis Armistead and comrades becoming enemies -- Summary of lessons learned -- Appendix A. Federal Civil War generals who also served in the Mexican War -- Appendix A. Confederate Civil War generals who also served in the Mexican War
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| 주제 |
Generals --United States --Biography.
Generals --Confederate States of America --Biography.
Command of troops --Case studies.
Mexican War, 1846-1848 --Influence.
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| 보유판 및 특별호 저록 |
Original 9781578069682 1578069688 , 2006100157 , 77048035
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| ISBN |
9781604731620 (electronic bk.)
1604731621 (electronic bk.)
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