Not War But Murder

Cold Harbor 1864

Omschrijving

Ernest Furgurson, author of Ashes of Glory and Chancellorsville 1863, brings his talents to a pivotal and often neglected Civil War battle-the fierce, unremitting slaughter at Cold Harbor, Virginia, which ended the lives of 10,000 Union soldiers. In June of 1864, the Army of the Potomac attacked heavily entrenched Confederate forces outside of Richmond, hoping to break the strength of Robert E. Lee and take the capital. Facing almost certain death, Union soldiers pinned their names to their uniforms in the forlorn hope that their bodies would be identified and buried. Furgurson sheds new light on the personal conflicts that led to Grant's worst defeat and argues that it was a watershed moment in the war. Offering a panorama rich in detail and revealing anecdotes that brings the dark days of the campaign to life, Not War But Murder is historical narrative as compelling as any novel.
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Schrijver
Furgurson, Ernest B.
Titel
Not War But Murder
Uitgever
Knopf
Jaar
2001
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
370
Gewicht
340 gr
EAN
9780679781394
Afmetingen
210 x 133 x 19 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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