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- catalog abstract "In the critically acclaimed Jefferson Davis and His Generals Steven Woodworth showed how the failures of Davis and his military leaders in the West paved the way for Confederate defeat. In Davis and Lee at War he concludes his study of Davis as rebel commander-in-chief and shows how the lack of a unified purpose and strategy in the East sealed the Confederacy's fate. Woodworth argues that Davis and Robert E. Lee, the South's greatest military leader, had sharply conflicting views over the proper conduct of the war. Davis was convinced that the South should fight a defensive war, to simply outlast the North's political and popular support for the war. By contrast, Lee and the other eastern generals - notably P.G.T. Beauregard, Gustavus Smith, and Stonewall Jackson - were eager for the offensive. They were convinced that only quick and decisive battlefield victories would prevent the North from eventually defeating them with its overwhelming advantage in men and materials. The result of this tense tug-of-war was Davis's misguided pursuit of a middle ground that gave neither strategy its best chance for success.".
- catalog contributor b8125187.
- catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description "In the critically acclaimed Jefferson Davis and His Generals Steven Woodworth showed how the failures of Davis and his military leaders in the West paved the way for Confederate defeat. In Davis and Lee at War he concludes his study of Davis as rebel commander-in-chief and shows how the lack of a unified purpose and strategy in the East sealed the Confederacy's fate. Woodworth argues that Davis and Robert E. Lee, the South's greatest military leader, had sharply conflicting views over the proper conduct of the war. Davis was convinced that the South should fight a defensive war, to simply outlast the North's political and popular support for the war. By contrast, Lee and the other eastern generals - notably P.G.T. Beauregard, Gustavus Smith, and Stonewall Jackson - were eager for the offensive. They were convinced that only quick and decisive battlefield victories would prevent the North from eventually defeating them with its overwhelming advantage in men and materials. The result of this tense tug-of-war was Davis's misguided pursuit of a middle ground that gave neither strategy its best chance for success.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The mantle of Washington -- Our army does not advance -- A mutinous and disorganizing spirit -- So many failures -- The stake is too high -- Between the defeat of an army and its ruin -- Victory or subjugation -- A question of time.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 409 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Davis and Lee at war.".
- catalog identifier "0700607188 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Davis and Lee at war.".
- catalog isPartOf "Modern war studies".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas,".
- catalog relation "Davis and Lee at war.".
- catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- catalog subject "973.7/3 20".
- catalog subject "Confederate States of America. Army History.".
- catalog subject "Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Military leadership.".
- catalog subject "E467.1.D26 W8 1995".
- catalog subject "Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The mantle of Washington -- Our army does not advance -- A mutinous and disorganizing spirit -- So many failures -- The stake is too high -- Between the defeat of an army and its ruin -- Victory or subjugation -- A question of time.".
- catalog title "Davis and Lee at war / Steven E. Woodworth.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".