Title: McClellan and the Union high command, 1861-1863 : leadership gaps that cost a timely victory /
Authors: Green, Jeffrey W., 1958-
Year: 2017
Subjects: McClellan, George B. Military leadership.; McClellan, George B.; United States. Biography.; United States.; Generals United States Biography; Command of troops Case studies.; Command of troops; Generals; Military campaigns.; Command of troops; United States History Biography.; United States History Campaigns.; United States
Abstract: "General McClellan, commander of the Army of the Potomac, focused on the Eastern Theater in the first two years of the Civil War, dominating strategic thinking in the high command. This re-examination of the high command and Union's inability to achieve victory in the first two years, takes the debate about the Union's leadership into new areas"--
Contents: Citizens and soldiers: the United States military tradition -- The ninety-day war and the struggle for high command -- "I seem to have become the power of the land" -- "Now is the winter of our discontent": winter 1861-1862 -- "Walking on in the dark": McClellan's attempt to win the war with a victory in the east -- McClellan's shadow -- "And now, beware of rashness" -- Conclusion.