With a Sword in One Hand and Jomini in the Other The Problem of Military Thought in the Civil War North |
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| Author:
| Reardon, Carol |
| Series title: | The Steven and Janice Brose Lectures in the Civil War Era Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-4230-7 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2018 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $28.00 |
Book Description:
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When the Civil War began, Northern soldiers and civilians sought a framework to help make sense of the chaos that confronted them. Many turned first to Antoine Henri Jomini's classic military text, Summary of the Art of War. As Carol Reardon shows, Jomini's work was only one voice in what ultimately became a lively and contentious national discourse about how the North should conduct war.
When the Civil War began, Northern soldiers and civilians sought a framework to help make sense of the chaos that confronted them. Many turned first to Antoine Henri Jomini's classic military text, Summary of the Art of War. As Carol Reardon shows, Jomini's work was only one voice in what ultimately became a lively and contentious national discourse about how the North should conduct war.