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- 2005025757 abstract "A study in how governments can self-destruct during wartime. For more than a century, the conventional wisdom has been that the South lost because of overwhelming Union strength and bad luck. The Confederates have been lionized as noble warriors who fought for an honorable cause with little chance of succeeding. But historian Eicher reveals a calamity of political conspiracy, discord, and dysfunction. Drawing on previously unexplored sources, Eicher shows how President Jefferson Davis viciously fought with the Confederate House and Senate, governors, and his own cabinet. Confederate senators threatened each other with physical violence; some were brutal drunks, others, hopeless idealists. Military commanders were assigned not by skill but because of personal connections. Davis frequently interfered with his generals in the field, ignoring the chain of command. Also, some states wanted to set themselves up as separate nations, further undermining efforts to conduct a unified war effort.--From publisher description.".
- 2005025757 contributor B10134984.
- 2005025757 coverage "Confederate States of America History.".
- 2005025757 coverage "Confederate States of America Military policy.".
- 2005025757 coverage "Confederate States of America Politics and government.".
- 2005025757 coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- 2005025757 created "2006.".
- 2005025757 date "2006".
- 2005025757 date "2006.".
- 2005025757 dateCopyrighted "2006.".
- 2005025757 description "A study in how governments can self-destruct during wartime. For more than a century, the conventional wisdom has been that the South lost because of overwhelming Union strength and bad luck. The Confederates have been lionized as noble warriors who fought for an honorable cause with little chance of succeeding. But historian Eicher reveals a calamity of political conspiracy, discord, and dysfunction. Drawing on previously unexplored sources, Eicher shows how President Jefferson Davis viciously fought with the Confederate House and Senate, governors, and his own cabinet. Confederate senators threatened each other with physical violence; some were brutal drunks, others, hopeless idealists. Military commanders were assigned not by skill but because of personal connections. Davis frequently interfered with his generals in the field, ignoring the chain of command. Also, some states wanted to set themselves up as separate nations, further undermining efforts to conduct a unified war effort.--From publisher description.".
- 2005025757 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 316-324) and index.".
- 2005025757 extent "x, 338 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- 2005025757 identifier "0316739057 (hardcover)".
- 2005025757 identifier "9780316739054".
- 2005025757 identifier 2005025757.html.
- 2005025757 issued "2006".
- 2005025757 issued "2006.".
- 2005025757 language "eng".
- 2005025757 publisher "New York : Little, Brown,".
- 2005025757 spatial "Confederate States of America History.".
- 2005025757 spatial "Confederate States of America Military policy.".
- 2005025757 spatial "Confederate States of America Politics and government.".
- 2005025757 spatial "Confederate States of America.".
- 2005025757 spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- 2005025757 subject "973.7/13 22".
- 2005025757 subject "Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Military leadership.".
- 2005025757 subject "Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889.".
- 2005025757 subject "E487 .E34 2006".
- 2005025757 subject "Generals Confederate States of America.".
- 2005025757 subject "Political leadership Confederate States of America.".
- 2005025757 title "Dixie betrayed : how the South really lost the Civil War / David J. Eicher.".
- 2005025757 type "text".