A Glorious Army. Robert E. Lee's Triumph, 1862-1863

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publisher Place: New York
Publisher Year: 2011
Edition: First Edition

Description: 383 pages. Jacket is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear and mark on back of jacket present, but still a presentable copy. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: From the time Robert E. Lee took command of the Army of Northern Virginia on June 1, 1862, until the Battle of Gettysburg thirteen months later, the Confederate army compiled a record of military achievement almost unparalleled in our nations history. How it happenedthe relative contributions of Lee, his top command, opposing Union generals, and of course the rebel army itselfis the subject of Civil War historian Jeffry D. Werts fascinating new history. Wert shows how the audacity and aggression that fueled Lees victories ultimately proved disastrous at Gettysburg. But, as Wert explains, Lee had little choice: outnumbered by an opponent with superior resources, he had to take the fight to the enemy in order to win. When an equally combative Union generalUlysses S. Granttook command of northern forces in 1864, Lee was defeated. A Glorious Army draws on the latest scholarship to provide fresh assessments of Lee; his top commanders Longstreet, Jackson, and Stuart; and a shrewd battle strategy that still offers lessons to military commanders today.

ISBN: 9781416593348