Generals South, Generals North

By: Alan Axelrod;

Language: English

Quality: Good

Genre: Autobiography - Biography, History,

ISBN: 9780762788491

SKU: BE500914915127

Pages: 320

Description: "A timely new look at the key military leaders of the Civil War--with rankings, photos, and more. By the time the Civil War was over, 583 generals had served in the Union army and 572 in the Confederate army. A few were brilliant. Many should never have held command. But others learned on the job and did their utmost--or even gave their utmost ... best-selling author and military historian Alan Axelrod chooses the two dozen generals who had the greatest impact on the course and outcome of the war ..."