Advance and Retreat
by J. B. Hood Lt. Gen, CSA
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0890099359
- ISBN 13
- 9780890099353
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Blue and Grey Press, New Jersey, 1985. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. When John Bell Hood entered into the services of the Confederate Army, he was 29 years old, a handsome man and courageous soldier, loyal to the ideal of Confederate Independence and eager to fight for it. He led his men bravely into the battles of Second Manassas, Gaines's Mill, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and Chickamauga. He rose fast, attaining the temporary rank of full general, only to fall faster. Hood emerged from the war with his left arm shattered and uselss, his right leg missing, his face aged far beyond his 33 years, and with his military reputation in disgrace. Blamed by contemporaries for contributing to the defeat of his beloved Confederacy, Hood struggled to refute their accusations. His most vehement critic, General Johnston, charged Hood with insubordination while serving under him and, after succeeding him in command, of recklessly leading Confederate troops to their "slaughter" and "useless butchery." Sherman, too, in his "Memoirs, "took a harsh view of Hood. Born of controversy, "Advance and Retreat" is of course a highly controversial book. It is also full of invaluable information and insights into the retreat from Dalton in early 1864, the fighting around Atlanta, and the disastrous Tennessee Campaign in winter of that year. Far from being a careful, sober, objective account, this book is the passionate, bitter attempt of a soldier to rebut history's judgment of himself as general and man. 358 pages. Light foxing to outer page edges. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: War::Civil War; United States; Military & Warfare; ISBN: 0890099359. ISBN/EAN: 9780890099353. Inventory No: 260240. . 9780890099353
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 260240
- Title
- Advance and Retreat
- Author
- J. B. Hood Lt. Gen, CSA
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0890099359
- ISBN 13
- 9780890099353
- Publisher
- Blue and Grey Press
- Place of Publication
- New Jersey
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- BZDB43 War::Civil War; United States; Military & Warfare; Unbranded ISBN: 0890099359 EAN: 9780890099353 J. B. Hood Lt. Gen, CSA Advance and Retreat
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