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 the learned it. Antietam has languished in the long; obscuring shadow cast by Gettysburg. Harsh advocates rethinking the Maryland campaign and promotes the argument that Antietam was one of the most interesting; critical; and potentially enlightening episodes in U.S. history.
#2863211 in Books 2009-02-28Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.50 x .80 x 6.40l; 1.05 #File Name: 1603440879216 pages
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