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Country/Region of Manufacture
France
ISBN
9780807118733

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
LSU Press
ISBN-10
0807118737
ISBN-13
9780807118733
eBay Product ID (ePID)
800894

Product Key Features

Book Title
Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-6 1864
Number of Pages
532 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1994
Topic
United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General, United States / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Author
Gordon C. Rhea
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
33.5 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
93-042110
Reviews
"Never before has there been such a finely detailed -- and objective -- rendering of this battle.... Future accounts of the Wilderness will stand on the shoulders of Rhea's book" -- Chicago Tribune "Both rich in colorful human incidents and provocative in its leadership assessments.... [Rhea's] book is now the first choice for anyone interested in understanding this critical battle." -- Blue and Gray "Through [Rhea's] well-constructed profiles of the Union corps commanders, we come to know the strengths and weaknesses of those who held the lives of thousands in their hands." -- Washington Times "Conventional military history at its best." -- London Times Literary Supplement, Rhea, a Virginia attorney, offers what will likely become the definitive account of one of the Civil War's most confusing engagements: the Battle of the Wilderness, the first encounter between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, fought in Virginia. The author's reconstruction of the fighting highlights the difficulties of controlling troops once they had been committed to action. Grant's original plan was to maneuver Lee out of his defensive position along the Rapidan River, then crush his troops with superior numbers. Instead, Rhea notes, the Wilderness became a "soldiers' battle," with raw courage compensating for inadequate generalship on both sides. Grant relied too heavily on the Army of the Potomac's commander, George Gordon Meade, who failed to coordinate the movements of subordinates disoriented by the broken ground they fought over. Rhea also criticizes Lee for consistently taking the offensive with an army that could not afford the major losses it sustained in attacking. History Book Club main selection.
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
973.7/36
Synopsis
Fought in a tangled forest fringing the south bank of the Rapidan River, the Battle of the Wilderness marked the initial engagement in the climactic months of the Civil War in Virginia, and the first encounter between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. In an exciting narrative, Gordon C. Rhea provides the consummate recounting of that conflict of May 5 and 6, 1864, which ended with high casualties on both sides but no clear victor. With its balanced analysis of events and people, command structures and strategies, The Battle of the Wilderness is operational history as it should be written.
LC Classification Number
E476.52.R47 1994

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  • by annebug555
    30 Mar, 2022

    The Battle of the Wilderness..May 5-6 1864 by Gordon C. Rhea

    Very thorough and compelling book.....Gordon Rhea presents an accurate presentation of the actual preparations leading up to the battle and the following fight..

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: lionheartbookstore

  • by frwo4027
    21 May, 2025

    Battle of the Wilderness

    Very good book, but the hardcover wasn’t in good shape. Tape was applied to keep the cover on.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: second.sale

  • by okie124
    20 Jul, 2021

    Well researched book

    great book

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: eamus_catuli_14

  • by tutupottery
    09 Aug, 2018

    Great Find

    Informative. Well written.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: alibrisbooks

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