Title: Great gambles of the Civil War /
Authors: Katcher, Philip R. N.
Publisher: Arms and Armour ; Distributed in the USA by Sterling Pub. Co.,
Year: 1996
Subjects: United States History Campaigns.
Abstract: In war, every decision is a matter of life and death: take a gamble and you may succeed gloriously ... or fail disastrously. And, no conflict illustrates this better than America's Civil War, which was littered with cavalier actions by individual officers and entire units. These 13 dramatic "throws of the dice" show how all levels of command seized upon desperate chance in hopes of victory. Included are battles at Manassas, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Lexington, and Yorktown.
Contents: Introduction -- A gamble at the regimental level : the 33rd Virginia at Manassas -- A gamble at the regimental level : the 20th Maine charges at Gettysburg -- A gamble at the ship level : Brown takes the CSS Arkansas to Vicksburg -- A gamble at the ship level : The USS Monitor creates a naval revolution -- A gamble at the brigade level : J.E.B. Stuart rides around McClellan -- A gamble at the brigade level : Mulligan defends Lexington -- A gamble at the division level : The Battle of Port Gibson -- A gamble at the division level : Wallace buys time at Monocacy -- A gamble at the corps level : Jackson buys time at Cedar Mountain -- A gamble at the corps level : Benham attacks Seccessionville -- A gamble at army level : Magruder bluffs at Yorktown -- A gamble at army level : Sherman marches through Georgia -- A gamble at the fleet level : Farragut passes Forts Jackson and St. Philip.