Retreat to Victory?: Confederate Strategy Reconsidered (The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era)
Persuasive and compelling. A fascinating examination of Confederate strategy that makes an important contribution to an overall understanding of the Civil War. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)Robert G. Tanner's latest foray into the often contentious arena of Civil War publishing will generate a firestorm of controversy. (North & South)A fascinating insight and analysis of Confederate strategy. (Abilene Reporter-News)A short, readable, interesting book. (Civil War Times Illustrated)A number of historians have insisted the confederacy should have pursued a defensive strategy that would have avoided costly set-piece battles and conserved limited Southern manpower. InRetreat to Victory?Robert Tanner offers a compelling rejoinder to such arguments, assessing Confederate strategic options with an eye toward military, political, geographic, economic, and social factors. Anyone interested in how the Confederacy fought its war should consult this book. (Gallagher, Gary W.)Retreat to Victoryis a must-read for anyone interested in investigating why the South lost the Civil War. (America's Civil War)No one fascinated by the American Civil War or by military strategy in general should miss this persuasively and even elegantly argued book. (Russell F. Weigley)This concise book is impressive....For those interested in Civil War (especially southern) military strategy, this is a valuable book that students and teachers alike will find a nice addition to the classroom. (Military History Of The West)