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Vicksburg Besieged

Beschreibung

Offers a detailed analysis of the end of the Vicksburg Campaign and the forty-day siege. Ranging in scope from military to social history, contributors examine the role of Grant's staff, contributions of African American troops to the Union Army of the Tennessee, both sides' use of sharpshooters, the use of West Point siege theory, and more.

Autor

Steven E. Woodworth, a professor of history at Texas Christian University, has authored, coauthored, or edited more than thirty books on the Civil War era, including Nothing but Victory: The Army of the Tennessee, 1861-1865, and Jefferson Davis and His Generals: The Failure of Confederate Command in the West. He is a coeditor of the Civil War Campaigns in the West series. Charles D. Grear, a professor of history at Central Texas College, has written extensively on Texas and the Civil War, including Why Texans Fought in the Civil War. In addition, he has edited several books, among them The Tennessee Campaignof 1864 and The Vicksburg Assaults, May 19-22, 1863. He is a coeditor of the Civil War Campaigns in the West series. Contributions by Andrew S. Bledsoe, John J. Gaines, Charles D. Grear, Martin J. Hershock, Richard H. Holloway, Justin S. Solonick, Scott L. Stabler, Jonathan M. Steplyk, and Steven E. Woodworth

Produktdetails

• Civil War Campaigns in the West
• Verlag: Southern Illinois University Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 161mm x 236mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 416g
• ISBN-13: 9780809337835
• ISBN-10: 0809337835
• Artikelnr.: 60114087