George Gordon Meade and the War in the East (Civil War Campaigns and Commanders Series): 23 - Hardcover

Rafuse, Ethan S.

 
9781893114364: George Gordon Meade and the War in the East (Civil War Campaigns and Commanders Series): 23
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1893114368 ISBN 13: 9781893114364
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Despite his defeat of Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg and his major role in several other Civil War campaigns, George Gordon Meade is perceived as the last of the unsuccessful generals of the Army of the Potomac. This biography examines the political dynamics that shaped his military strategy.

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About the Author

ETHAN S. RAFUSE is the author of A Single Grand Victory: The First Campaign and Battle of Manassas (2002), and more than a hundred articles, essays and reviews in scholarly and popular history publications, including Civil War History, Lincoln Herald, Civil War Times Illustrated, and Ohio History. He has taught history at the University of Missouri in Kansas City and the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.

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Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1893114368
ISBN 13 
9781893114364
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
192

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