Title: Great gambles of the Civil War
First published: 1996
Description: In war, every decision is a matter of life and death: take a gamble and you may succeed gloriously ... or fail disastrously. And, no conflict illustrates this better than America's Civil War, which was littered with cavalier actions by individual officers and entire units. These 13 dramatic "throws of the dice" show how all levels of command seized upon desperate chance in hopes of victory. Included are battles at Manassas, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Lexington, and Yorktown.
Subjects: Campaigns, History, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, campaigns
Places: United States
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865
LC classification: E470 .K24 1996