Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Why the North Won the Civil War Paperback - 1996
by David Herbert Donald (Editor)
- Used
In these compelling essays, six of America's most distinguished historians explore the crucial factors that contributed to the collapse of the Confederacy. The editor is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lincoln.
Description
NZ$15.55
FREE Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 4 to 14 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from Ebooksweb COM LLC (Pennsylvania, United States)
Details
- Title Why the North Won the Civil War
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Touchstone E
- Condition UsedGood
- Pages 128
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Scribner Books Co, New York
- Date 1996-11-05
- Features Bibliography
- Bookseller's Inventory # 52GZZZ01RJXP_ns
- ISBN 9780684825069 / 0684825066
- Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 in (21.08 x 13.72 x 1.02 cm)
-
Themes
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Topical: Civil War
- Dewey Decimal Code 973.7
About Ebooksweb COM LLC Pennsylvania, United States
Biblio member since 2009
Online Book Store
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
First line
THIS IS NOT so much a study in history, or even in historiography, as in historical causation.
From the rear cover
Focusing on the political, military, economic, social, and diplomatic reasons behind the Union victory, this collection presents the most complete picture of this key aspect of Civil War studies. In an essay new to this edition, Henry Steele Commager offers a historiographical overview of the collapse of the Confederacy. Richard N. Current describes the economic superiority of the North and shows how the civilian resources of the South were dissipated during the war. T. Harry Williams examines the deficiencies of the Southern military strategy and leadership. Norman A. Graebner discusses the reluctance of France and England to aid the South. David Herbert Donald, in his own essay, reports that excessive Southern emphasis on individual freedom fatally undermined military discipline. And David M. Potter suggests that a lack of political leadership in the South resulted in gross incompetence. And exclusively for this edition, the editor has written a new foreword and completely updated the bibliography to create the most comprehensive and enlightening guide to understanding this fascinating issue.