THE ARMY OF ROBERT E. LEE. by Katcher, Philip - 1994

London: Arms and Armour, 1994. 320 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w plates. "Compared with many other great military leaders, who invariably commanded larger numbers of troops and often in several theatres, Robert E. Lee - as respected as any master battlefield general one could name - fought with relatively limited forces in one corner of one continent. This in no way diminishes the quality of his leadership or his control of the logistical and strategic deployment of military men; that his Army of Northern Virginia enjoyed so much success for so long and against such odds is testament to this. This book is not another biography of Lee. Here Philip Katcher describes his Army, its structure, its qualities, its uniqueness, its high morale. He discusses in detail each level of the Army and then all its component parts - infantry, artillery, cavalry and the myriad support arms including engineers, medics and signallers - and even bands, chaplains and others. A comprehensive study of the unit composition of the force, a chronology of the action it saw and detailed orders of battle complete this excellent addition to American Civil War literature." Small remainder mark on fore-edge and on bottom of text block, slight wrinkling at bottom of spine, tiny stain on half-title page, minor browning on top of text block. Dust jacket has very light rubbing, minor edge wrinkling, tiny dint on front hinge, minor browning at top edge.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.