Title: Failure to Pursue
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"--
Subjects: United states, history, war of 1812, campaigns, History, Campaigns, Command of troops, Military campaigns, American Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01351658