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Decisions of the Atlanta Campaign : the twenty-one critical decisions that defined the operation
- Title
- Decisions of the Atlanta Campaign : the twenty-one critical decisions that defined the operation / Larry Peterson ; maps by Tim Kissel.
- Author
- Peterson, Lawrence K.
- Publication
- Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2019]
- ©2019
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Kissel, Tim
- Description
- xx, 242 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "Intended for a general readership, Decisions of the Atlanta Campaign introduces readers to critical decisions made by both Union and Confederate commanders who faced harrowing situations and attempted to achieve strategic and tactical victories. Like four similar books by Matt Spruill, Dave Powell, and Peterson's own Decisions at Chattanooga, this contribution to the Command Decisions in America's Civil War series contains maps, photographs, and a guided tour of the battlefields. It will be the first in the series to tackle an entire campaign"--
- Series Statement
- Command decisions in America's Civil War
- Uniform Title
- Command decisions in America's Civil War.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Case studies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-233) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: The situation prior to the Atlanta Campaign -- Decisions made prior to the Atlanta Campaign, December 16, 1863-May 7, 1864 -- The Snake Creek Gap turning movement, May 8-May 13, 1864 -- Retreat, retreat! May 14-June 7, 1864 -- Attack! June 8-June 27, 1864 -- New plans, June 28-July 22, 1864 -- Finishing the campaign, July 23-September 2, 1864 -- Aftermath and conclusions -- Appendix I. Driving tour of the critical decisions of the Atlanta Campaign -- Appendix II. Union order of battle -- Appendix III. Confederate order of battle.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-9067
- ISBN
- 9781621904724
- 1621904725
- LCCN
- 2018054718
- OCLC
- 1074421843
- Author
- Peterson, Lawrence K., author.
- Title
- Decisions of the Atlanta Campaign : the twenty-one critical decisions that defined the operation / Larry Peterson ; maps by Tim Kissel.
- Publisher
- Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2019]
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- textstill imagecartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Command decisions in America's Civil WarCommand decisions in America's Civil War.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-233) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1864
- Added Author
- Kissel, Tim, cartographer.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Peterson, Lawrence K., author. Decisions of the Atlanta Campaign First edition. Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2018] 9781621904731 (DLC) 2018055893
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-9067