Matches in Harvard for { <http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/008035823/catalog> ?p ?o. }
Showing items 1 to 29 of
29
with 100 items per page.
- catalog abstract ""Complementing Confederate Tide Rising, which covers the origins of the Maryland campaign, Taken at the Flood is a detailed account of the military campaign itself. It focuses on military policy and strategy and the context necessary to understand that strategy. A fair appraisal of the campaign requires a full appraisal of the circumstances under which the two commanders, Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan, labored. Harsh attempts to discover what they believed their responsibilities were and what they tried to accomplish; to evaluate the human and logistical resources at their disposal; and to determine what they knew and when they learned it."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11153573.
- catalog coverage "Confederate States of America Military policy.".
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""Complementing Confederate Tide Rising, which covers the origins of the Maryland campaign, Taken at the Flood is a detailed account of the military campaign itself. It focuses on military policy and strategy and the context necessary to understand that strategy. A fair appraisal of the campaign requires a full appraisal of the circumstances under which the two commanders, Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan, labored. Harsh attempts to discover what they believed their responsibilities were and what they tried to accomplish; to evaluate the human and logistical resources at their disposal; and to determine what they knew and when they learned it."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 591-612) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction. "On such a full sea ..." -- Reprise. "From the interior to the frontier": Lee reaches the Potomac, September 1, 1862 -- "We cannot afford to be idle": Lee's strategic dilemma, September 2-3, 1862 -- "More fully persuaded": Lee crosses the Potomac, September 4-6, 1862 -- "In this I was disappointed": Lee revises his strategy, September 7-9, 1862 -- "Intercept such as may attempt escape": Lee's best-laid plans, September 10-12, 1862 -- "More rapidly than convenient": Lee's plans unravel, September 13, 1862 -- "The day has gone against us": Lee stands at the mountain gaps, September 14, 1862 -- "We will make our stand on these hills": Lee's hope renewed, September 15, 1862 -- "All will be right": Lee's last chance for maneuver, September 16, 1862 -- "A hard day's work before us": Lee's bloodiest day, September 17, 1862 -- "Until none but heroes are left": Antietam endgame, September 18-21, 1862, and after -- Finale. "We have tried the utmost": Lee's ventures risked and lost.".
- catalog extent "svii, 649 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Taken at the flood.".
- catalog identifier "0873386310 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Taken at the flood.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press,".
- catalog relation "Taken at the flood.".
- catalog spatial "Confederate States of America Military policy.".
- catalog subject "973.7/33 21".
- catalog subject "E474.61 .H37 1999".
- catalog subject "Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 Military leadership.".
- catalog subject "Maryland Campaign, 1862.".
- catalog subject "Strategy History 19th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction. "On such a full sea ..." -- Reprise. "From the interior to the frontier": Lee reaches the Potomac, September 1, 1862 -- "We cannot afford to be idle": Lee's strategic dilemma, September 2-3, 1862 -- "More fully persuaded": Lee crosses the Potomac, September 4-6, 1862 -- "In this I was disappointed": Lee revises his strategy, September 7-9, 1862 -- "Intercept such as may attempt escape": Lee's best-laid plans, September 10-12, 1862 -- "More rapidly than convenient": Lee's plans unravel, September 13, 1862 -- "The day has gone against us": Lee stands at the mountain gaps, September 14, 1862 -- "We will make our stand on these hills": Lee's hope renewed, September 15, 1862 -- "All will be right": Lee's last chance for maneuver, September 16, 1862 -- "A hard day's work before us": Lee's bloodiest day, September 17, 1862 -- "Until none but heroes are left": Antietam endgame, September 18-21, 1862, and after -- Finale. "We have tried the utmost": Lee's ventures risked and lost.".
- catalog title "Taken at the flood : Robert E. Lee and Confederate strategy in the Maryland campaign of 1862 / Joseph L. Harsh.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".