Halleck is a challenged biography of controversial figure Union General-in-Chief Henry Wager Halleck; who was cast into negative stereotype by many historians since Appomattox more famously by Lincoln's secretary of the navy; Gideon Welles. The author argues that Halleck has been greatly underrated as a war theorist because of past writers' failure to do justice to his close involvement with movements basic to the development of the American military establishment. He concedes that "by all the touchstones used to judge great captains of the past; Halleck was a failure;" but maintains he was nonetheless; "the 'Old Brains' of the Union Army in the time of the testing of the nation."
#4860171 in Books Louisiana State University Press 1970-01-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .79 x 5.51l; .94 #File Name: 0807101494336 pages
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Do Not Buy The Kindle EditionBy Was This Helpful?The formatting of the Kindle Edition is so poor that the book is unreadable. Do not buy it! There is a free; readable; public domain Kindle Edition of this book available. It is the better alternative.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. DuBois; the scholar and historianBy John WillW.E.B. DuBois was a major historical and controverisal figure for a long time; but but what led to that role was his incredible acheivements as a scholar. The thoroughness of his reseach especially the wealth of primary sources is very convincing in regard to the points he made. Even with all the reasearch since he wrote the book; one can not help but become far more informed about political and economic environment that nurtured slavery and the slave trade in America.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. It's history and I'm learning about things I never was taught about slaveryBy Diana MangumA must read; if you are interested in what really happened...back in the days when slavery was a thriving business.We were really that backward thinking. diana
