American Civil War

Taylor & Francis

The largest and most destructive conflict between the Napoleonic and First World Wars, the American Civil War has inspired some of the best scholarship in the field of US history. The text gives insights into subjects from the organization of armies, historiography, use of intelligence and challenges faced by leaders in America\u2018s bloodiest war. > The largest and most destructive military conflict between the Napoleonic Wars and the First World War, the American Civil War has inspired some of the best and most intriguing scholarship in the field of United States history. This volume offers some of the most important work on the war to appear in the past few decades and offers compelling information and insights into subjects ranging from the organization of armies, historiography, the use of intelligence and the challenges faced by civil and military leaders in the course of America\u2018s bloodiest war. > Contents: Introduction. Part I The Commanders In Chief: Lincoln as ml