Nashville 1864 by Mark Lardas, Adam Hook - 9781472819826

Name: Nashville 1864 by Mark Lardas, Adam Hook - 9781472819826
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Nashville 1864From the Tennessee to the Cumberland\nAuthor(s): Mark Lardas, Adam Hook\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Osprey Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781472819826, 978-1472819826\nSynopsis\nA highly illustrated account of the often-overlooked FranklinNashville campaign during the American Civil War between the Confederate Army of Tennessee and the Union Army of Cumberland, which could have changed the result of the whole conflict.\n\nIn September 1864, the Confederate army abandoned Atlanta and were on the verge of being driven out of the critical state of Tennessee. In an attempt to regain the initiative, John Bell Hood launched an attack on Union General Shermans supply lines, before pushing north in an attempt to retake Tennessees capital Nashville.\n\nAlongside maps and artwork, this book examines the three-month campaign that followed, one that confounded the expectations of both sides. Instead of fighting Shermans Union Army of th.