JOHN BELL HOOD AND THE WAR FOR SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE

Description: JOHN BELL HOOD AND THE WAR OF SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE BY RICHARD M. McMURRY Winner of the Mrs. Simon Baruch University Award of the United Daughters of the Confederacy FIRST EDITION FINE CONDITION FINE CONDITON DUST JACKET PROTECTED IN A CLEAR, BRODART COVER. Contains Battle Maps and a Fontispiece of General Hood Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound Book Fully Referenced and Indexed PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, IN 1982 The career of John Bell Hood profoundly influenced both the conduct and the outcome of the Civil War. His brilliant leadership of ht Texas Brigade in 1862 helped make possible the South's continued resistance. Yet in command of the Army of Tennessee only two years later he proved a disastrous failure and contributed greatly to the defeat of the Confederate cause. Born in Kentucky in 1831, Hood reflected both the virtues and the failures of the antebellum South in his personality. His romanticism and personal bravery helped make him a fine combat leader who could inspire his followers to deeds of great valor. At Gaines' Mill, Manassas, and Antietam, hood grained well deserved renown. But, as Richard McMurry shows, the very qualities that made Hood a superb brigade commander made him utterly unfit to command an army. Appointed to succeed Joseph E. Johnston in the perilous summer of 1864, Hood proved incapable of stopping Sherman's advance on Atlanta and spent the next six months in the futile Tennessee campaign that ended in defeat and disgrace. In this reassessment of his life and Civil War career, McMurry demonstrates that Hood's basic difficulty stemmed from an inherent inability or unwillingness to plan his operations with attention to such details as reconnaissance and logistics, and – most serious of all – from this failure to supervise the actions of his subordinates, who were often left without clear direction in the midst of battle. In McMurry's words, Hood "displayed a romantic's happy assumption that, despite all evidence, matters would work out for the best. Thus Hood's personal weakness, illustrated in particular clarity the weakness of the confederate South. Relying on many previously untapped sources, this important study sheds new light, not only on Hood's life and career, but also on the Civil War roles of Jefferson Davis, Braxton Bragg, and Joseph Johnston, and on the course of the most important conflict in American history. THIS BOOK IS IN FINE CONDITION This award-winning, First Edition book is in excellent condition. It comes in an excellent condition dust jacket that is protected in a clean, Brodart cover. The book is clean and bright with solid binding throughout. The book has no shortcomings. The book features a frontispiece photo of General Hood and several battle maps. The binding is fine and there isn't a mark in the book; the book has no smudging, writing, foxing, stamps or pasteboards. It is not an ex-library book. It has solid binding throughout. A wonderful, first edition, award-winning biography on General John Bell Hood. JOHN BELL HOOD AND THE WAR OF SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE BY RICHARD M. McMURRY Winner of the Mrs. Simon Baruch University Award of the United Daughters of the Confederacy FIRST EDITION FINE CONDITION FINE CONDITON DUST JACKET PROTECTED IN A CLEAR, BRODART COVER. Contains Battle Maps and a Fontispiece of General Hood Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound Book Fully Referenced and Indexed PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, IN 1982 The career of John Bell Hood profoundly influenced both the conduct and the outcome of the Civil War. His brilliant leadership of ht Texas Brigade in 1862 helped make possible the South's continued resistance. Yet in command of the Army of Tennessee only two years later he proved a disastrous failure and contributed greatly to the defeat of the Confederate cause. Born in Kentucky in 1831, Hood reflected both the virtues and the failures of the antebellum South in his personality. His romanticism and personal bravery helped make him a fine combat leader who could inspire his followers to deeds of great valor. At Gaines' Mill, Manassas, and Antietam, hood grained well deserved renown. But, as Richard McMurry shows, the very qualities that made Hood a superb brigade commander made him utterly unfit to command an army. Appointed to succeed Joseph E. Johnston in the perilous summer of 1864, Hood proved incapable of stopping Sherman's advance on Atlanta and spent the next six months in the futile Tennessee campaign that ended in defeat and disgrace. In this reassessment of his life and Civil War career, McMurry demonstrates that Hood's basic difficulty stemmed from an inherent inability or unwillingness to plan his operations with attention to such details as reconnaissance and logistics, and – most serious of all – from this failure to supervise the actions of his subordinates, who were often left without clear direction in the midst of battle. In McMurry's words, Hood "displayed a romantic's happy assumption that, despite all evidence, matters would work out for the best. Thus Hood's personal weakness, illustrated in particular clarity the weakness of the confederate South. Relying on many previously untapped sources, this important study sheds new light, not only on Hood's life and career, but also on the Civil War roles of Jefferson Davis, Braxton Bragg, and Joseph Johnston, and on the course of the most important conflict in American history. THIS BOOK IS IN FINE CONDITION This award-winning, First Edition book is in excellent condition. It comes in an excellent condition dust jacket that is protected in a clean, Brodart cover. The book is clean and bright with solid binding throughout. The book has no shortcomings. The book features a frontispiece photo of General Hood and several battle maps. The binding is fine and there isn't a mark in the book; the book has no smudging, writing, foxing, stamps or pasteboards. It is not an ex-library book. It has solid binding throughout. A wonderful, first edition, award-winning biography on General John Bell Hood. Check out my other items! Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Sign up for my email newsletters by adding my eBay Store to your Favorites ENJOY THE BOOKSHOP Get images that make Supersized seem small. THE simple solution for eBay sellers.

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