Failure to Pursue
Subtitle: How the Escape of Defeated Forces Prolonged the Civil War
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 412
ISBN-13: 9781476666693
Subjects: United states, history, war of 1812, campaigns
Description: "Was the Civil War preordained to last four years or were there reasons why neither side could land a knockout punch? Taking a fresh look at the zero-sum tactics that characterized many major combat actions in the war, this book examines the performance of unsuccessful commanders and credits two generals with seeing the need for organized pursuit"--