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McClellan's War : the Failure of Moderation in the Struggle for the Union.
Bold, brash, and full of ambition, George Brinton McClellan seemed destined for greatness when he assumed command of all the Union armies before he was 35. It was not to be. Ultimately deemed a failure on the battlefield by Abraham Lincoln, he was finally dismissed from command following the bloody...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, IN :
Indiana University Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Bold, brash, and full of ambition, George Brinton McClellan seemed destined for greatness when he assumed command of all the Union armies before he was 35. It was not to be. Ultimately deemed a failure on the battlefield by Abraham Lincoln, he was finally dismissed from command following the bloody battle of Antietam. To better understand this fascinating, however flawed, character, Ethan S. Rafuse considers the broad and complicated political climate of the earlier 19th century. Rather than blaming McClellan for the Union's military losses, Rafuse attempts to understand his political thinking. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (544 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-508) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253006141 0253006147 9780253006110 0253006112 1280124423 9781280124426 |