Why the Confederacy Lost (Gettysburg Civil War Instutute Books)
By: edited by Gabor S. Boritt ; essays by James M. McPherson, Archer Jones, Gary W. Gallagher, Reid Mitchell, Joseph T. Glatthaar
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: August 11, 1993
Place of publication: New York; Oxford
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780195085495
Copyright date: 1992
First sentence: EFFORTS TO EXPLAIN the causes of Confederate defeat in the Civil War have generated a great deal of controversy over the past century and a quarter.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Gabor S. Boritt; title: American victory, American defeat / James M. McPherson; title: Military means, political ends : strategy / Archer Jones; title: "Upon their success hang momentous interests" : generals / Gary W. Gallagher; title: The perseverence of the soldiers / Reid Mitchell; title: Black glory : the African-American role in Union victory / Joseph T. Glatthaar