Civil War Command And Strategy: The Process Of Victory And DefeatIn this comparative history of Union & Confederate command & strategy, Jones shows us how the Civil War was actually conducted. Looking at decision-making at the highest levels, Jones argues that President Lincoln & Davis & most of their senior generals brought to the context of the Civil War a broad grasp of established mil. strategy & its historical applications, as well as the ability to make significant strategic innovations. He emphasizes the role of maneuvers as well as the significance of battles, & demonstrates that the war was a multi-faceted blend of traditional warfare with early influences of the industrial age. |
Contents
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Manassas a Representative Battle | 26 |
Strategic Concentration in Space | 39 |
The Strategic Turning Movement | 56 |
The Evolution of the High Commands | 75 |
The Emergence of Raids | 84 |
Concentration in Time | 99 |
The Maturity of Union Operational Skill | 156 |
The Chickamauga and Chattanooga Campaigns | 173 |
The Inception of Grants Raiding Strategy | 181 |
MilitaryPolitical Campaigning | 187 |
The Collapse of the Confederacy | 205 |
The Conduct and Character of the War | 219 |
The European Art of War | 247 |
The Development of the United States Army | 263 |
The Maturity of the High Commands | 110 |
The Development of Union and Confederate Strategy | 128 |
The Strategic Framework | 138 |
Some Recent Books Pertinent to Command and Strategy | 301 |
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