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Why the Confederacy Lost (Gettysburg Civil War Instutute Books) by Gabor S. Boritt; essays by James M. McPherson, Archer Jones, Gary W. Gallagher, Reid Mitchell, Joseph T. Glatthaar is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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<p><P>After the Civil War, someone asked General Pickett why the Battle of Gettysburg had been lost: Was it Lee's error in taking the offensive, the tardiness of Ewell and Early, or Longstreet's hesitation in attacking? Pickett scratched his head and replied, "I've always thought the Yankees had something to do with it." This simple fact, writes James McPherson, has escaped a generation of historians who have looked to faulty morale, population, economics, and dissent as the causes of Confederate failure. These were all factors, he writes, but the Civil War was still a war—won by the Union army through key victories at key moments.<br> With this brilliant review of how historians have explained the Southern defeat, McPherson opens a fascinating account by several leading historians of how the Union broke the Confederate rebellion. In every chapter, the military struggle takes center stage, as the authors reveal how battlefield decisions shaped the very forces that many scholars (putting the cart before the horse) claim determined the outcome of the war. Archer Jones examines the strategy of the two sides, showing how each had to match its military planning to political nec
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- Author
- Gabor S. Boritt; essays by James M. McPherson, Archer Jones, Gary W. Gallagher, Reid Mitchell, Joseph T. Glatthaar
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780199874439
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, American Studies, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.53 / 5 (87 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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