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Beschreibung
This is the first book-length, critical analysis of Lieutenant General James Longstreet's actions at the Battle of Gettysburg. The author argues that Longstreet's record has been discredited unfairly, beginning with character assassination by his contemporaries after the war and, persistently, by historians in the decades since. By closely studying the three-day battle, and conducting an incisive historiographical inquiry into Longstreet's treatment by scholars, this book presents an alternative view of Longstreet as an effective military leader, and refutes over a century of negative evaluations of his performance.
This is the first book-length, critical analysis of Lieutenant General James Longstreet's actions at the Battle of Gettysburg. The author argues that Longstreet's record has been discredited unfairly, beginning with character assassination by his contemporaries after the war and, persistently, by historians in the decades since. By closely studying the three-day battle, and conducting an incisive historiographical inquiry into Longstreet's treatment by scholars, this book presents an alternative view of Longstreet as an effective military leader, and refutes over a century of negative evaluations of his performance.
Über den Autor
Cory M. Pfarr works for the Department of Defense. He lives in Fallston, Maryland.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Maps

Foreword by Harold M. Knudsen

Prologue: Abandoned by History

¿ Pre-Campaign and Day One

¿1.¿The Quibbling of Historians

¿2.¿The Indispensable J.E.B. Stuart Roams East

¿3.¿Lee Hesitates Without Stuart

¿4.¿Lee and Longstreet Deliberate Tactical Offensive

¿5.¿An Unfortunate Position Considered ... and Reconsidered

¿ Day Two

¿6.¿The Seething Disagreement and Apparent Apathy That Weren't

¿7.¿Intelligence Woes, Indecision and an Unfortunate Position

Re-Reconsidered

¿8.¿A Misconceived Attack Plan Set in Motion

¿9.¿The First Corps March Conundrum

10.¿McLaws Ordered to Attack an Occupied Road

11.¿Hood's Proposition

12.¿Longstreet According to McLaws

13.¿Longstreet's Wave Rolls Forward

14.¿Lee Watches Hill's Partial Assault

15.¿The Idleness of the Second Corps

16.¿The Attack Fizzles Out

17.¿The Night of the Second Day Controversy

¿ Day Three

18.¿Lee and Longstreet Prepare for a ­Last-Ditch Effort

19.¿The Artillery Support Plan for the Grand Charge

20.¿The ­Alexander-Longstreet ­Pre-Attack Dialogue

21.¿The ­Pickett-Pettigrew-Trimble Charge

22.¿The Wilcox and Lang Issue

23.¿Lee's Costly Decision

24.¿Longstreet Assesses Lee and Gettysburg

25.¿Shouldering the Burden of Gettysburg

Postscript: Reminiscences

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781476674049
ISBN-10: 1476674043
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Pfarr, Cory M.
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 254 x 178 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Cory M. Pfarr
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.2019
Gewicht: 0,416 kg
Artikel-ID: 114389665