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008			121022s2013 ctuab 001 0 eng
010			_a 2012034090
020			_a9780762782239
020			_a0762782234
035			_a(OCoLC)783144600
050	0	0	_aE470 _b.C6974 2013
082	0	0	_a973.7/84 _223
092			_a973.784 _bSt833c
245	0	0	_aCommanding the storm : _bCivil War battles in the words of the generals who fought them / _c[selected and abridged by] John Richard Stephens.
264		1	_aGuilford, Connecticut : _bLyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press, _c[2013]
300			_axv, 320 pages : _bill., maps ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes index.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aFrom Beauregard and Custer to Lee and Sherman, twelve commanders from each sides of the Civil War vividly describe what they and their men experienced at twelve of the war's most legendary battles - from Fort Sumter to Appomattox Court House - in accounts gathered from letters, memoirs, reports, and testimonies. They relate personal triumphs and tragedies while covering strategies and explaining battlefield decisions. Trench warfare at Petersburg and Sherman's scorched earth policy in Georgia foreshadowed the world wars to come, and technological advancements - such as armored steamships, landmines, and machine guns - literally changed the landscape of war. Submarines and a time bomb even came into play. Informative biographies and headnotes for each battle give parallel statistics at a glance and establish context; sidebars cover notable tactics and technologies, including espionage, aerial reconnaissance, and guerilla warfare; and a concise roll-call outlines each commander's life in full after the war. Here, from the men who conducted and controlled it, is an invaluable sourcebook of what happened in the War Between the States and why.
611	2	7	_aAmerican Civil War (1861-1865) _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01351658
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865 _xCampaigns _vSources.
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865 _xCampaigns _vPersonal narratives.
650		0	_aCommand of troops _xHistory _y19th century _vSources.
650		0	_aGenerals _zUnited States _xHistory _y19th century _vSources.
650		0	_aGenerals _zConfederate States of America _xHistory _vSources.
650		7	_aCommand of troops. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00869220
650		7	_aGenerals. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00939841
650		7	_aMilitary campaigns. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01710190
651		7	_aUnited States. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01204155
651		7	_aUnited States _zConfederate States of America. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01205435
648		7	_a1800-1899 _2fast
655		7	_aHistory. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01411628
655		7	_aPersonal narratives. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01423843
655		7	_aSources. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01423900
700	1		_aStephens, John Richard, _ecompiler of edition.
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