The Shipwreck of Their Hopes

Posted on 16 January 2018 by Peter Cozzens

Civil War enthusiasts will welcome this concluding volume of Peter Cozzens s highly praised trilogy on the Civil War in the West The battles around Chattanooga in the late fall of 1863 were among the most decisive of the Civil War, opening the Deep South to the Union and setting the stage for the Atlanta campaign and the March to the Sea After Chattanooga, the principal Confederate army in the West fought without spirit or hope of victory Cozzens s comprehensive account details movements of individual regiments, even as it reveals the larger impact of the campaign on the outcome of the war In The Shipwreck of Their Hopes, Cozzens draws on his acclaimed storytelling skills and exhaustive research efforts to fully chronicle one of the South s most humiliating defeats As in his earlier books, he brings to life the officers and enlisted men who fought the war. Free Download The Shipwreck of Their Hopes [ Author ] Peter Cozzens [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Cozzens again proves why, a few minor errors notwithstanding, he is one of the best The experience of the foot soldiers is a thread throughout the work, which also details the plans and machinations of both high commands Bragg was openly feuding with his senior commanders and Grant disliked Hooker, Thomas, and in particular Granger This bickering...A thorough, well written and insightful history of the Chattanooga campaign, which Cozzens argues was the single most decisive campaign of the war.Cozzens does a great job describing the political and military context and the lead up to the battle, as well as the aftermath The narrative of the battle itself is vivid, energetic and detailed, and all of the tactical developments are clearl...Chattanooga TN, was the site, in late fall of 1863, of a series of battles in the U.S Civil War for not only the city but for the entryway to the inner South, the gateway to Georgia and the heartland of the Confederacy Just as Lincoln was focused on the Eastern war and the Army of the Potomac, Jefferson Davis was obsessed with what was happening in Virginia and with Lee s Army of Northern Virginia But unlike Davis, Lincoln never lost sight of the strategic importance of the West Lincoln cons Chattanooga TN, was the site, in late fall of 1863, of a series of battles in the U.S Civil War for not only the city but for the entryway to the inner South, the gateway to Georgia and the heartland of the Confederacy Just as Lincoln was focused on the Eastern war and the Army of the Potomac, Jefferson Davis was obsessed with what was happening in Virginia and with Lee s Army of Northern Virgini...After the near disastrous Union defeat at Chickamauga, the northern forces retreated to Chattanooga Confederate troops encircled the city and held key heights This book examines the situation from the beginning of the siege to the final Union victory.We get a taste of the key figures in the fighting, including the internecine warfare among Confederate generals, with the tension between James Longstreet and Braxton Bragg being a fi...Cozzens wraps up his Army of the Cumberland trilogy preceded by books on Stones River and Chickamauga Cozzens writing seems to subtly improve with each book, as I found this better than No Better Place To Die about Chickamauga and I ve heard some negative reviews of his Stones River book The campaign is covered extensively, from Rosecran s replacement through the opening of the Cracker Line, the battles on Lookout Mountain, Tunnel Hill, and Missionary Ridge and even a chapter about the p...Cozzen has produced the comprehensive tome on the battle of Chattanooga All the information you need to understand the flow of battle as well as the political intriguing that helped to shape the results is here What is mostly lacking is a spark of life, or a sense of being there With a few exceptions, Cozzen s battle descriptions haveof the feel of a wargame played out on a map than the chaotic, life and death struggle that it surely was For those who have an interest in the battle, yo Cozzen has produced the comprehensive tome on the battle of Chattanooga All the information you need to understand the flow of battle as well as the political intriguing that helped to shape the results is here What is mostly lacking is a spark of life, or a sense of being there With a few exceptions, Cozzen s battle descriptions haveof the feel of a wargame played out on a map than the chaotic, life and death st...Clarity in writing and keen analysis throughout the work Strategy and on field tactics cleanly rendered for the reader Author does a great job of showing how personalities and personal piques shaped the overall outcome of the events Diligent research provides the reader ...The third of Cozzen s Tennessee trilogy is, like his book on Chickamauga, absolutely top notch.Cozzens trilogy of the Tennessee campaigns is comprehensive and excellentGreat book on one of the least covered battles of the civil war I read the book because I wanted to know about the battle before we visited it.

English
16 January 2018

Peter Cozzens