Tag: lsu press
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Civil War Book Review: Greyhound Commander: Confederate General John G. Walker’s History of the Civil War West of the Mississippi
Greyhound Commander: Confederate General John G. Walker’s History of the Civil War West of the Mississippi by Richard Lowe Product Details Hardcover: 135 pages Publisher: Louisiana State University Press (September 9, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807152501 ISBN-13: 978-0807152508 Books on the Trans Mississippi Theater do not fill store bookshelves, so anyone interested in this […]
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Civil War Book Review: Lee’s Army during the Overland Campaign
Lee’s Army during the Overland Campaign by Alfred C. Young Product Details Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Louisiana State University Press; 1 edition (May 6, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807151726 ISBN-13: 978-0807151723 A very serious book I have a feeling this is going to be the “gold standard” reference work on this subject. The question “how […]
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Why Bobby Lee Had More Men (and Lost More Men) Than Anyone Knew in 1864
The Overland Campaign: War of Attrition? The standard story of the Overland Campaign is this: Grant had at least a 2:1 advantage over Lee in the Overland Campaign (and Early maintains a 3:1 advantage!) Grant could gain ample new recruits, Lee had no manpower reserves to draw on Grant doggedly used these advantages to grind […]