Other author/creator | Bentley, Bob. |
Other author/creator | MacFadyen, Gavin. |
Other author/creator | Arts and Entertainment Network. |
Other author/creator | Granada Manchester (Firm) |
Other author/creator | History Channel (Television network) |
Other author/creator | New Video Group. |
Portion of title |
Civil War : Shiloh |
Portion of title |
Shiloh |
Series |
American history in video
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Abstract |
"One of the great routs, indeed one of the great shocks, of the Civil War was the Confederate defeat at Shiloh. They had chosen the battlefield; they had chosen the moment to attack; and they achieved almost total strategic and tactical surprise. Twelve hours after their surprise attack they were in a commanding position, but the next day they withdrew in disarray. For nearly 150 years Confederate failure has been blamed on the fact that they lost valuable time at the Hornet's Nest, where a detachment of Union soldiers held the line. But through forensic history Battlefield Detectives uncovers a very different story of why things went so badly for the Confederates at the Battle of Shiloh." -- Publisher's web site. |
General note | Copyright 2006 from end screen. |
General note | Originally aired January 6, 2006 on the History Channel. |
General note | Previously published as DVD. |