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Sherman Invades Georgia : Planning the North Georgia Campaign Using a Modern Perspective.
A longtime Special Forces officer with a Ph. D. in systems engineering presents a new perspective on one of the legendary campaigns of the Civil War, General William T. Sherman's invasion of Georgia. Unlike most Civil War books that either treat individual battles and campaigns in a historical...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Naval Institute Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Table of Contents; Preface; PART ONE: THE CIVIL WAR AND OPERATIONAL ART; 1. Organizations and Operations in the Civil War; Organizations; Operations; Summary; 2. Combat Functions; Intelligence; Mobility; Logistics; Communications; Battle Command
- Staff; 3. Decisions, Campaigns, and Styles of Warfare; Consideration of the Classics; Military Decisions; Campaign Planning; Styles of Warfare; 4. Setting the Stage
- May 1864; Brief Summary of the Situation; The Union Political and Command Environment; PART TWO: ESTIMATE OF THE SITUATION; 5. Mission; Example; Sherman's Mission.
- 6. Sherman's ConsiderationsCharacteristics of the Operational Area; Analysis of the Enemy; Analysis of the Union Position; Assumptions; 7. Enemy Capabilities; Attack; Defend; Retrograde; Likely Course of Action; Sherman's Opinion; 8. Sherman's Courses of Action; Mission; Reader's Courses of Action; Author's Courses of Action; 9. Analysis of Courses of Action; Selection of Enemy Capabilities; Wargaming; Advantages and Disadvantages; 10. Comparison of Courses of Action; Example Decision Table; Significant Factors; Decision Tables; Conclusion; 11. Decision and Concept of the Operation.
- Concept of the OperationReader's Concept of the Operation; Author's Concept of the Operation; Sherman's Concept of the Operation; PART THREE: THE REST OF THE STORY; 12. Ground Truth; The Confederate Political and Command Environment; Confederate Combat Power; Johnston's Intentions; 13. What Actually Happened; Recapitulation of Sherman's Plan; Actual Outcome of the Plan; The Balance of the Campaign; 14. Conclusions; Issues; Epilogue; Appendix A: Organization of a Staff Ride; Appendix B: Military Symbols; Glossary; References; Government Publications; Books; Periodicals and Proceedings; Maps.