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How the North Won : A Military History of the Civil War by Archer Jones and Herman HATTAWAY (1991, Trade Paperback)

From the introduction: "To those unacquainted with military history, [this book] provides an elementary, instructive, and readable military account of the American Civil War. The basic concepts of war, its conduct, management, and support, are thoroughly explained and explicitly applied throughout in order to make clear what many authors often incorrectly take for granted that readers already know. . . . We have tried to tell the military history of the war from the viewpoint of the higher commanders on both sides. We therefore emphasize strategy and logistics rather than tactics. . . .Strategy, management, and execution weigh more than superior numbers and resources in dictating the outcomes of wars, and the Civil War is no exception. The weaker side can win; the South almost did."

Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
E470.H34 1991
Reviews
''Superb military history, analytic, comprehensive, discursive, controversial in the best sense, and always stimulating... One of the very best Civil War books to appear in the past quarter-century.'' -- Dudley T. Cornish, Military Affairs
Copyright Date
1983
Lccn
91-012244
Dewey Decimal
973.7/3
Dewey Edition
20

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