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- catalog abstract "In war, every decision is a matter of life and death: take a gamble and you may succeed gloriously ... or fail disastrously. And, no conflict illustrates this better than America's Civil War, which was littered with cavalier actions by individual officers and entire units. These 13 dramatic "throws of the dice" show how all levels of command seized upon desperate chance in hopes of victory. Included are battles at Manassas, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Lexington, and Yorktown.".
- catalog contributor b10166119.
- catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "In war, every decision is a matter of life and death: take a gamble and you may succeed gloriously ... or fail disastrously. And, no conflict illustrates this better than America's Civil War, which was littered with cavalier actions by individual officers and entire units. These 13 dramatic "throws of the dice" show how all levels of command seized upon desperate chance in hopes of victory. Included are battles at Manassas, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Lexington, and Yorktown.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- A gamble at the regimental level : the 33rd Virginia at Manassas -- A gamble at the regimental level : the 20th Maine charges at Gettysburg -- A gamble at the ship level : Brown takes the CSS Arkansas to Vicksburg -- A gamble at the ship level : The USS Monitor creates a naval revolution -- A gamble at the brigade level : J.E.B. Stuart rides around McClellan -- A gamble at the brigade level : Mulligan defends Lexington -- A gamble at the division level : The Battle of Port Gibson -- A gamble at the divion level : Wallace buys time at Monocacy -- A gamble at the corps level : Jackson buys time at Cedar Mountain -- A gamble at the corps level : Benham attacks Seccessionville -- A gamble at army level : Magruder bluffs at Yorktown -- A gamble at army level : Sherman marches through Georgia -- A gamble at the fleet level : Farragut passes Forts Jackson and St. Philip.".
- catalog extent "256 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "1854093088".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Arms and Armour ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Sterling Pub. Co.,".
- catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- catalog subject "973.7/3 21".
- catalog subject "Civil wars Military operations History".
- catalog subject "E470 .K24 1996".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- A gamble at the regimental level : the 33rd Virginia at Manassas -- A gamble at the regimental level : the 20th Maine charges at Gettysburg -- A gamble at the ship level : Brown takes the CSS Arkansas to Vicksburg -- A gamble at the ship level : The USS Monitor creates a naval revolution -- A gamble at the brigade level : J.E.B. Stuart rides around McClellan -- A gamble at the brigade level : Mulligan defends Lexington -- A gamble at the division level : The Battle of Port Gibson -- A gamble at the divion level : Wallace buys time at Monocacy -- A gamble at the corps level : Jackson buys time at Cedar Mountain -- A gamble at the corps level : Benham attacks Seccessionville -- A gamble at army level : Magruder bluffs at Yorktown -- A gamble at army level : Sherman marches through Georgia -- A gamble at the fleet level : Farragut passes Forts Jackson and St. Philip.".
- catalog title "Great gambles of the Civil War / Philip Katcher.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".