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245 10 a| How the South could have won the Civil War :b| the fatal errors that led to Confederate defeat /c| Bevin Alexander.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

300 a| 337 pages :b| maps ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [316]-319) and index.;

505 0 a| No victory is inevitable -- "There stands Jackson like a stone wall" -- A new kind of war -- The Shenandoah Valley campaign -- The Seven Days -- The sweep behind Pope -- Second Manassas -- The lost order -- Antietam -- Fredericksburg -- Chancellorsville -- Gettysburg -- Appomattox.;

520 a| Conventional wisdom holds that the South's defeat was inevitable. Yet military historian Alexander's new look at the Civil War documents how a Confederate victory could have come about--and how close it came to happening. Moving beyond theoretical conjectures to explore actual plans that Confederate generals proposed and the tactics ultimately adopted in the war's key battles, he shows why there is nothing inevitable about military victory, even for a state with overwhelming strength, and provides a startling account of how a relatively small number of tactical and strategic mistakes cost the South the war--and changed the course of history.--From publisher description.;

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650 0 a| Strategyx| Historyy| 19th century.=| ^A1019375;

650 0 a| Command of troopsx| Historyy| 19th century.=| ^A990953;

650 0 a| Military art and sciencez| Confederate States of Americax| History.=| ^A19026;

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How the South could have won the Civil War : the fatal errors that led to Confederate defeat / Bevin Alexander.

Author/creator	Alexander, Bevin
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Crown Publishers, ©2007.
Description	337 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subjects	Confederate States of America. Army--Drill and tactics. --History. Generals--Confederate States of America. --History. Strategy--History. --19th century. Command of troops--History. --19th century. Military art and science--Confederate States of America. --History. United States--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865. --Campaigns.

Contents	No victory is inevitable -- "There stands Jackson like a stone wall" -- A new kind of war -- The Shenandoah Valley campaign -- The Seven Days -- The sweep behind Pope -- Second Manassas -- The lost order -- Antietam -- Fredericksburg -- Chancellorsville -- Gettysburg -- Appomattox.
Abstract	Conventional wisdom holds that the South's defeat was inevitable. Yet military historian Alexander's new look at the Civil War documents how a Confederate victory could have come about--and how close it came to happening. Moving beyond theoretical conjectures to explore actual plans that Confederate generals proposed and the tactics ultimately adopted in the war's key battles, he shows why there is nothing inevitable about military victory, even for a state with overwhelming strength, and provides a startling account of how a relatively small number of tactical and strategic mistakes cost the South the war--and changed the course of history.--From publisher description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [316]-319) and index.
LCCN	2007010816
ISBN	9780307345998
ISBN	0307345998

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