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GENERAL JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, CSA DEFENSE OF RICHMOND CIVIL WAR *NEW* HBDJ
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9780700609215
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700609210
ISBN-13
9780700609215
eBay Product ID (ePID)
971170
Product Key Features
Book Title
Joseph E. Johnston and the Defense of Richmond
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Book Series
Modern War Studies
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
22.2 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
98-020557
Reviews
"A challenging new assessment of Joe Johnston's conduct of the defense of Richmond and an important contribution to the scholarly debate about Civil War military leadership. No serious student of the war can overlook Newton's careful research and provocative conclusions."- Craig L. Symonds , author of Stonewall of the West "This is by far the best thing I know of on the war in Virginia in the first five months of 1862. I have learned a lot from Newton's work and I recommend it very strongly."- Richard M. McMurry , author of Two Great Rebel Armies "An impressive, invaluable, and bracingly revisionist account of Johnston's service in Virginia."- Steven E. Woodworth , author of Davis and Lee at War, "In this well-written and engrossing revisionist interpretation of Johnstons command in the Army of Northern Virginia from February to May 1862, Newton presents Johnston as an able administrator and strategist who conducted operations in conformity with the directives of Jefferson Davis."Journal of Military History "What gives Newtons book a special niche is his exhaustive research and blend of narrative historiography."The Virginia Magazine "This treatment of Johnston is a work whose time has come."Southern Historian "A well-researched, well-argued, and well-written book that challenges the long-held view that Johnston was a failure as commanding general in Virginia. Newton's analysis of Joseph E. Johnston during the peninsular campaign is excellent history."Journal of American History "Students of the intricacies of Civil War strategy and the Byzantine world of the Confederate high command will welcome Newtons assessment of the war in Virginia in the first five months of 1862."Journal of Southern History, "A challenging new assessment of Joe Johnstons conduct of the defense of Richmond and an important contribution to the scholarly debate about Civil War military leadership. No serious student of the war can overlook Newtons careful research and provocative conclusions."Craig L. Symonds , author of Stonewall of the West "This is by far the best thing I know of on the war in Virginia in the first five months of 1862. I have learned a lot from Newtons work and I recommend it very strongly."Richard M. McMurry , author of Two Great Rebel Armies "An impressive, invaluable, and bracingly revisionist account of Johnstons service in Virginia."Steven E. Woodworth , author of Davis and Lee at War, "In this well-written and engrossing revisionist interpretation of Johnston's command in the Army of Northern Virginia from February to May 1862, Newton presents Johnston as an able administrator and strategist who conducted operations in conformity with the directives of Jefferson Davis."-- Journal of Military History "What gives Newton's book a special niche is his exhaustive research and blend of narrative historiography."-- The Virginia Magazine "This treatment of Johnston is a work whose time has come."-- Southern Historian "A well-researched, well-argued, and well-written book that challenges the long-held view that Johnston was a failure as commanding general in Virginia. Newton's analysis of Joseph E. Johnston during the peninsular campaign is excellent history."-- Journal of American History "Students of the intricacies of Civil War strategy and the Byzantine world of the Confederate high command will welcome Newton's assessment of the war in Virginia in the first five months of 1862."-- Journal of Southern History, "A challenging new assessment of Joe Johnston's conduct of the defense of Richmond and an important contribution to the scholarly debate about Civil War military leadership. No serious student of the war can overlook Newton's careful research and provocative conclusions."-- Craig L. Symonds , author of Stonewall of the West "This is by far the best thing I know of on the war in Virginia in the first five months of 1862. I have learned a lot from Newton's work and I recommend it very strongly."-- Richard M. McMurry , author of Two Great Rebel Armies "An impressive, invaluable, and bracingly revisionist account of Johnston's service in Virginia."-- Steven E. Woodworth , author of Davis and Lee at War
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
973.7/32
Table Of Content
Preface Acknowledgments 1. The General 2. The Department of Northern Virginia 3. Decision in Richmond 4. Withdrawal from the Frontier 5. Enter Lee 6. Should Yorktown Be Defended? 7. Decision in Richmond II 8. Isolated on the Peninsula 9. The Retreat from Yorktown 10. Defending Richmond 11. Seven Pines 12. Johnston's Campaign: An Assessment Appendixes Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Most often viewed as a prelude to Robert E. Lee's Civil War victories of 1862, Joseph E. Johnston's campaign in Virginia early that year has been considered uninspired at best, catastrophic at worst. Steven Newton now offers a revisionist account of Johnston's operations between the York and James Rivers to show how his performance in the "Peninsular War" contributed to a crucial strategic victory for the Confederacy. Newton acknowledges the limitations usually attributed to Johnston by other historians but suggests that assessments of the general's performance in Virginia have been colored by later controversies. He argues that contemporary sources portray Johnston as conducting his operations competently and within the strategic framework laid down in Richmond, even when he personally disagreed with those decisions. By holding his outnumbered army together and delaying the advance of Union forces, the general bought critical time for the Confederacy to recruit, organize, and arm the expanded army that would drive the Federals away from Richmond soon after Johnston himself was wounded at Seven Pines. Focusing on the period between mid-February and late May 1862, Newton examines in detail the high-level conferences in Richmond to set strategy and the relationship of the Peninsula campaign to operations in the Shenandoah Valley and the western Confederacy. What emerges is a portrait of a general who was much more complex in thought and action than even his advocates have argued. By examining what Johnston actually accomplished rather than speculating on what he might have done, Newton shows that his overall conduct of the campaign holds up well under scrutiny. Marked by painstaking research and analysis, Newton's reconsideration of Johnston is a key account of Confederate operations in the pivotal eastern Virginia theater in 1862. It provides an important new look at an episode in the war that until now has received little attention and helps rescue an unduly maligned leader from the shadow of Lee.
LC Classification Number
E467.1.J74N49 1998
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