Generals in Blue and Gray: Lincoln's Generals/Davis's Generals
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Designed to stand on alone and be read individually in any order, biographies range from high profile generals such as Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee to lesser-known figures such as John A. McClernand and Leonidas Polk. With a focus on character, ability to command, personality, family background, and how these factors would influence military decisions, each general comes to life. The outcome of particular battles, campaigns, or entire theaters would often depend heavily on the performance of key individuals, their competence, their personal connections, and their ability to play politics. These are the men that Lincoln and Davis would come to depend upon to create strategies and to carry them out. These are the men who fought, won, and lost the Civil War. Review Quotes: "[J]ones's prose is crisp and engaging, and each chapter stands on its own or can be read as part of the whole. Recommended. General readers."-Choice Review Quotes: "Any high school where American history courses actively research the Civil War should consider this....Recommended."-Library Media Connection Review Quotes: "[T]hese very readable cameos will be enjoyed by general readers."-Booklist Commendation Quotes: "A constellation of delights. Here assembled are the major military minds and actors of the Civil War, warts, glories and all.... Read independently or sequentially the chapter/biographies constitute either a practical reference or an enlightening trek through the nation's severest test. Jones's generals are genuine human beings. He gives us their childhoods and development, their romances and pre-war careers, and--for those who survived--their varied and revealing post-war lives. In between he lays out the greatest trials of their lives, their strategies, failings and conduct in battle, and the effects of all of these both on the citizens for whom they fought and the politicians they served. Generals in Blue and Gray is a very good collection of the stories of the most important men who determined the course and outcome of the Civil War." - Brooke C. Stoddard, Military Heritage magazine Review Quotes: "ÝT¨hese very readable cameos will be enjoyed by general readers."-Booklist Review Quotes: "ÝJ¨ones's prose is crisp and engaging, and each chapter stands on its own or can be read as part of the whole. Recommended. General readers."-Choice Review Quotes: ?[T]hese very readable cameos will be enjoyed by general readers.?-Booklist Review Quotes: ?Any high school where American history courses actively research the Civil War should consider this....Recommended.?-Library Media Connection Review Quotes: ?[J]ones's prose is crisp and engaging, and each chapter stands on its own or can be read as part of the whole. Recommended. General readers.?-Choice Review Quotes: ?Each of the biographies/chapters averages ten to fifteen pages in length and is written in an engaging, somewhat sentimental fashion that will appeal to general interest readers and Civil War enthusiasts....The sketches are generally well written, and serve as concise introductions to the most influential generals of the conflict....[h]is basic analysis will provide interesting and informative reading for the novice.?-H-Net Reviews Review Quotes: "Each of the biographies/chapters averages ten to fifteen pages in length and is written in an engaging, somewhat sentimental fashion that will appeal to general interest readers and Civil War enthusiasts....The sketches are generally well written, and serve as concise introductions to the most influential generals of the conflict....[h]is basic analysis will provide interesting and informative reading for the novice."-H-Net Reviews Review Quotes: "I highly recommend Jones's new book to a broad general audience. No subject has broader appeal than the American Civil War and students throughout the world find captivating the complex stories of how Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis mobilized their armies and fought four grueling years of internecine combat. Readers will consider Jones's volumes to be well conceptualized, gracefully written, and well-argued. Essential for public libraries."-John David Smith, Graduate Alumni Distinguished Professor Department of History North Carolina State University Review Quotes: "A constellation of delights. Here assembled are the major military minds and actors of the Civil War, warts, glories and all.... Read independently or sequentially the chapter/biographies constitute either a practical reference or an enlightening trek through the nation's severest test. Jones's generals are genuine human beings. He gives us their childhoods and development, their romances and pre-war careers, and--for those who survived--their varied and revealing post-war lives. In between he lays out the greatest trials of their lives, their strategies, failings and conduct in battle, and the effects of all of these both on the citizens for whom they fought and the politicians they served. Generals in Blue and Gray is a very good collection of the stories of the most important men who determined the course and outcome of the Civil War."-Brooke C. Stoddard, Military Heritage magazine Marc Notes: v. 1. Lincoln's generals -- v. 2 Davis's generals;Based on pre-pub. info. only. Due date: 10/2004;Avail. V.1 0275983234;Avail. V.2 0275983242;Bibl. ref. & index. Biographical Note: WILMER L. JONES is an independent researcher who has spent the past 45 years studying the Civil War. He is the author of After the Thunder: Fourteen Men Who Shaped Post-Civil War America and Behind Enemy Lines: Civil War Spies, Raiders, and Guerrillas. Table of Contents: Introduction 1 The Making of a President 2 Abraham Lincoln: Commander-in-Chief 3 Winfield Scott: Old Fuss and Feathers 4 Irvin McDowell: Hard Luck General 5 Benjamin F. Butler: The Beast 6 George B. McClellan: The General with the Slows 7 Don Carlos Buell: The McClellan of the West 8 William S. Rosecrans: Old Rosy 9 John Pope: The Miscreant 10 John A. McClernand: The Congressman General 11 Henry Wagner Halleck: Old Brains 12 Ambrose E. Burnside: Reluctant Commander 13 Ulysses S. Grant: Unconditional Surrender Grant 14 Daniel E. Sickles: A Man of Controversy 15 William Tecumseh Sherman: Advocate of Total War 16 John Sedgwick: Uncle John 17 Joseph Hooker: Fighting Joe 18 George H. Thomas: The Rock of Chickamauga 19 Philip Sheridan: Worth His Weight in Gold 20 John F. Reynolds: Man of Honor 21 George Gordon Meade: The Cautious General 22 Hugh Judson Kilpatrick: Kill-Cavalry 23 Winfield Scott Hancock: Hancock the Superb 24 Epilogue: The Death of a President Notes Bibliography Index Volume II Introduction 1 The Making of a Rebel 2 Jefferson Davis: Confederate Chief 3 Martyr of the Lost Cause 4 P. G. T. Beauregard: Napoleon in Gray 5 Joseph E. Johnston: Retreatin Johnston 6 Robert E. Lee: Man of Honor 7 Thomas J. Jackson: Stonewall 8 Albert Sidney Johnston: Texan, Soldier, Gentleman 9 Braxton Bragg: Quick-Tempered Martinet 10 Patrick Cleburne: Stonewall of the West 11 Nathan Bedford Forrest: That Devil Forrest 12 James Longstreet: Scapegoat General 13 J. E. B. Stuart: Bold Warrior 14 John Bell Hood: The Fighting Texan 15 John C. Breckinridge: Statesman and Soldier of the Confederacy 16 Leonidas Polk: The Fighting Bishop 17 John Hunt Morgan: Thunderbolt of the Confederacy 18 Ambrose Powell Hill: Always Ready for a Fight 19 Richard Taylor: Soldier Prince of the Confederacy 20 Richard S. Ewell: Old Bald Head 21 Jubal A. Early: Old Jube 22 John Brown Gordon: A Soldiers Soldier 23 Daniel Harvey Hill: Maverick General 24 William J. Hardee: Old Reliable 25 Epilogue: Davis as Commander-in-Chief Notes Bibliography Index Publisher Marketing: Prior to the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln had no experience in military service, but he had the advantages of a government structure and the remnants of an army in place. Jefferson Davis was a graduate of West Point, a veteran of the Mexican War, and a Secretary of War under the Pierce Administration, but he had to start from scratch to construct both a government and an army. This two-volume set uses biographical sketches of key generals on each side to examine the actions of Lincoln and Davis as commanders-in-chief. Each volume contains more than 20 stand-alone biographical chapters that, if taken together, tell the story of the Civil War. Designed to stand on alone and be read individually in any order, biographies range from high profile generals such as Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee to lesser-known figures such as John A. McClernand and Leonidas Polk. With a focus on character, ability to command, personality, family background, and how these factors would influence military decisions, each general comes to life. The outcome of particular battles, campaigns, or entire theaters would often depend heavily on the performance of key individuals, their competence, their personal connections, and their ability to play politics. These are the men that Lincoln and Davis would come to depend upon to create strategies and to carry them out. These are the men who fought, won, and lost the Civil War. Review Citations:
Contributor Bio:Jones, Wilmer L WILMER L. JONES is an independent researcher who has spent the past 45 years studying the Civil War. He is the author of After the Thunder: Fourteen Men Who Shaped Post-Civil War America and Behind Enemy Lines: Civil War Spies, Raiders, and Guerrillas. |
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