Emory M Thomas

Dogs of War

1861

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Acclaimed historian Emory Thomas highlights the delusions that dominated each side's thinking at the beginning of the Civil War.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 142mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9780195174700
• ISBN-10: 0195174704
• Artikelnr.: 32728126

Autorenporträt

Emory M. Thomas is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Georgia. His books include Robert E. Lee: A Biography, Bold Dragoon: The Life of J.E.B. Stuart, and The Confederate Nation, 1861-1865.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: The Great Secession Winter in the American South
Chapter 2: Conventional Wisdom in the North
Chapter 3: Foundering Fathers: Confederate Leadership
Chapter 4: War Fever in Washington
Chapter 5: The Martial Moment: Fort Sumter in 1861
Conclusion: "Cry, 'Havoc!'" Dogs Slipped