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One of the defining works in Civil War studies and should be essential reading for all.
By May 1864, General Robert E. Lee had been transformed from a young soldier into a gray-haired patriarch of the Confederate cause. As Lee struggled to keep his ragged soldiers alive, he faced pressure from two fronts. Grant’s Union Army not only had superior numbers, but a steadfast infra-structure or railroads and industrialized supply routes. Lee’s Last Campaign is a triumph of historic research and elegant writing. In this essential analysis of General Lee’s military strategy, Dowdey follows the triumphs and tragedies of the Army of Northern Virginia as it breathed its last gasps at the end of the Civil War.
Part 1 One Against The Gods
I "The Weight of Empire" 3
II "There Will Be Nothing Left for Us to Live for" 34
III "The Army Was Put in Motion Today" 61
IV "Go Down the Road and Strike the Enemy" 83
V "If Night Would Only Come ..." 104
VI "There Are No Ifs" 137
Part 2 "To Command is to Wear Out"
VII "If It Takes All Summer" 179
VIII "The Picture Presented Is One of Ultimate Starvation" 217
IX "Good Health Is Indispensable in War..." 249
X "My Idea Has Been to Beat Lee's Army North of Rich mond" 301
XI "It Will Be a Mere Question of Time" 317
Epilogue: "The Very Best Soldier" 359
Bibliographical Essay 'with Selected Bibliography 377
Index 401
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Posted January 9, 2009
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One of the defining works in Civil War studies and should be essential reading for all.
By May 1864, General Robert E. Lee had been transformed from a young soldier into a gray-haired patriarch of the Confederate cause. As Lee struggled to keep his ragged soldiers alive, he faced pressure from two fronts. Grant’s Union Army not only had superior numbers, but a steadfast infra-structure or railroads and industrialized supply routes. Lee’s Last Campaign is a triumph of historic ...