Lincoln's Political Generals: The Battlefield Performance of Seven Controversial Appointees - Brossura

Patterson, Benton Rain

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0786478578 ISBN 13: 9780786478576

Casa editrice: McFarland Publishing, 2014

Riassunto

Lincoln's most controversial generals--his so-called "political generals"--were appointed, promoted or kept in service for political purposes without regard for their competence. "It seems but little better than murder," the Army's general in chief, Henry Halleck, protested, "to give important commands to such men." The book shows these seven generals--Butler, Banks, Sigel, Fremont, McClernand, Hurlbut and Wallace--in action, allowing readers to decide for themselves if Halleck was right in his withering assessment of Lincoln's political generals.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McFarland Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0786478578
• ISBN 13: 9780786478576
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 234