Partners in Command: The Relationships Between Leaders in the Civil War
by Joseph Glatthaar
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Sherman, Grant, Jackson, Lee, and all the great commanders of the Civil War remain a source of enduring fascination. But, although their individual personalities and strategies are well-known, the truth is that no commander fights a war alone. An essential determinant of victory in any large-scale conflict is effective collaboration among high-ranking military commanders and between those leaders and their civilian superiors. This was especially true in the Civil War where compatability and show more communication among commanders spelled the difference between victory and defeat for the Union. While the South had its share of successful partnerships, the intense conflict and mistrust among Confederate leaders contributed heavily to their ultimate defeat. Now, prize-winning historian Joseph T. Glatthaar takes us into battlefield tents and halls of government, to look closely at several of these critical relationships on both sides of the conflict and assess their impact on the outcome of the Civil War. - Jacket flap. show lessTags
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Excellent look at the personalities that played such vital roles in the US Civil War.
Glatthaar shows us Lincoln and McClellan, Davis and Lee, Lincoln and Grant, and others.
Glatthaar shows us Lincoln and McClellan, Davis and Lee, Lincoln and Grant, and others.
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Joseph T. Glatthaar is the Stephenson Distinguished Professor of History and chair of the Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Partners in Command: The Relationships Between Leaders in the Civil War
- Original publication date
- 1994
- People/Characters
- Robert E. Lee (General); Stonewall Jackson (General, Thomas J. Jackson); Abraham Lincoln (President); George B. McClellan (General); Jefferson Davis (Confederate President); Joseph E. Johnston (Confederate General) (show all 9); Ulysses S. Grant; William Tecumseh Sherman; David Dixon Porter (Admiral)
- Important places
- USA
- Important events
- American Civil War (1861 | 1865)
- Epigraph
- Fools say that they learn by experience. I prefer to learn by other people's experience. -- Otto von Bismark
- Dedication
- For Danielle / the finest that ever was
- First words
- No event has so captivated the interest of the American public as the Civil War.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Despite overwhelming resources -- manpower, industrial might, and a powerful agricultural base -- the Union struggled during the first years of the conflict. The mere possession of these assets by no means ensured a Union victory. Not until its political and military leaders learned to harness that power and focus it on the enemy's source of strength, what Clausewitz called the center of gravity, did the war shift decisively in the Union's favor. Lincoln, Grant, Sherman, and Porter, all partners in command , did just that.
- Blurbers
- Davis, William C.; Gallagher, Gary W.; McPherson, James M.; Vandiver, Frank E.
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 3
- ASINs
- 6
