The centennial history of the Civil War. 3. Never call retreat
Author: Bruce Catton
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Published: 1965
Total Pages: 555
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The centennial history of the Civil War; volume three
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Published: 1966
Total Pages: 555
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Coming Fury
Author: Bruce Catton
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 566
ISBN-13: 9781842122921
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChronicles the history of the American Civil War, starting with the Democratic Party's Charleston Convention in 1860, and ending with first battle of the war at Bull Run.
Terrible Swift Sword
Author: Bruce Catton
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 2013-07-24
Total Pages: 639
ISBN-13: 0307833062
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe second episode in this award-winning trilogy impressively shows how the Union and Confederacy, slowly and inexorably, reconciled themselves to an all-out war—an epic struggle for freedom. In Terrible Swift Sword, Bruce Catton tells the story of the Civil War as never before—of two turning points which changed the scope and meaning of the war. First, he describes how the war slowly but steadily got out of control. This would not be the neat, short, “limited” war both sides had envisioned. And then the author reveals how the sweeping force of all-out conflict changed the war’s purpose, in turning it into a war for human freedom. It was not initially a war against slavery. Instead, this was, Mr. Lincoln kept insisting, a fight to reunite the United States. At first, it was not even much of a fight. Cautious generals; inexperienced, incompetent, or jealous administrators; shortages of good people and supplies; excess of both gloom and optimism, kept each side from swinging into decisive action. As the buildup began, there were maddening delays. The earliest engagements were halting and inconclusive. After these first tests at arms, reputations began to crumble. Buell, Halleck, Beauregard Albert Sidney Johnston. Failed to drive ahead—for reasons good and bad. General McClellan (impaled in these pages on the arrogant words of his letters) captured more imaginations than enemies, and continued to accept serious over estimates of Confederate strength while becoming more and more fatally estranged from his own government.
The Civil War
Author: Bruce Catton
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780618001873
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInfinitely readable and absorbing, Bruce Catton's The Civil War is one of the best-selling, most widely read general histories of the war available in a single volume. Newly introduced by the critically acclaimed Civil War historian James M. McPherson, The Civil War vividly traces one of the most moving chapters in American history, from the early division between the North and the South to the final surrender of Confederate troops. Catton's account of battles is carefully interwoven with details about the political activities of the Union and Confederate armies and diplomatic efforts overseas. This new edition of The Civil War is a must-have for anyone interested in the war that divided America.
The Centennial History of the Civil War, Vol. 3: Never Call Retreat
Author: Bruce Catton
Publisher:
Published: 1961
Total Pages:
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKVolume 3: "Never call retreat" carries the war from Fredericksburg, and through many campaigns to the death of Lincoln and the war's end.
Mr. Lincoln's Army
Author: Bruce Catton
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2015-11-03
Total Pages: 519
ISBN-13: 1504024184
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA vivid account of the early battles, first in the Pulitzer Prize-winning trilogy: “One of America’s foremost Civil War authorities” (Kirkus Reviews). The first book in Bruce Catton’s Pulitzer Prize–winning Army of the Potomac Trilogy, Mr. Lincoln’s Army is a riveting history of the early years of the Civil War, when a fledgling Union Army took its stumbling first steps under the command of the controversial general George McClellan. Following the secession of the Southern states, a beleaguered President Abraham Lincoln entrusted the dashing, charismatic McClellan with the creation of the Union’s Army of the Potomac and the responsibility of leading it to a swift and decisive victory against Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Although a brilliant tactician who was beloved by his troops and embraced by the hero-hungry North, McClellan’s ego and ambition ultimately put him at loggerheads with his commander in chief—a man McClellan considered unworthy of the presidency. McClellan’s weaknesses were exposed during the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American military history, which ended in a stalemate even though the Confederate troops were greatly outnumbered. After Antietam, Lincoln ordered McClellan’s removal from command, and the Union entered the war’s next chapter having suffered thousands of casualties and with great uncertainty ahead. America’s premier chronicler of the nation’s brutal internecine conflict, Bruce Catton is renowned for his unparalleled ability to bring a detailed and vivid immediacy to Civil War battlefields and military strategy sessions. With tremendous depth and insight, he presents legendary commanders and common soldiers in all their complex and heartbreaking humanity.
The Centennial History of the Civil War: Never call retreat
Author: Bruce Catton
Publisher:
Published: 1965
Total Pages: 598
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKVolume 3: "Never call retreat" carries the war from Fredericksburg, and through many campaigns to the death of Lincoln and the war's end.
The Centennial History of the Civil War
Author: Bruce Catton
Publisher: Garden City, N.Y : Doubleday
Published: 1961
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVolume 3: "Never call retreat" carries the war from Fredericksburg, and through many campaigns to the death of Lincoln and the war's end.
Congress at War
Author: Fergus M. Bordewich
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 493
ISBN-13: 045149444X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of how Congress helped win the Civil War-placing a dynamic House and Senate, rather than Lincoln, at the center of the conflict.
