The Army of Robert E. Lee
A study of how Lee maximised the potential of his Northern Virginia army, structuring it to meet the needs of his extensive campaign in the eastern theatre of the American Civil War, revising it as the battle situation required it and producing a performance which belied its size and firepower. New Read [ The Army of Robert E. Lee ] By [ Philip R.N. Katcher ] – kino-fada.fr An expert encyclopedic approach to the Army of Northern Virginia It s not an operational history, but rather a series of short chapters on organisational aspects The origins of the army as a buffer for Richmond gave birth to a criticism in hindsight, that his raison d treas Davis shield led Lee to neglect other theaters, not without merit Short biographies of the man himself and his well known lieutenants Jackson, Longstreet, Hill, Early accentuate their joint tactical shortcomings An expert encyclopedic approach to the Army of Northern Virginia It s not an operational history, but rather a series of short chapters on organisational aspects The origins of the army as a buffer for Richmond gave birth to a criticism in hindsight, that his raison d treas Davis shield led Lee to neglect other theaters, not without merit Short biographies of the man himself and his well known lieutenants Jackson, Longstreet, Hill, Early accentuate their joint tactical shortcomings Lee evolved from King of Spades into an overly aggressive tactician, whose underlings often failed to press home with the required vigour There s a fair amount of regulation derived data on uniforms and eq...This book includes a lot of detailed information about the Army of Northern Virginia, such as the role of provost marshals and chaplains, how each combat branch was organized, the role of Lee s staff, etc However, I m not sure two of the sections were all that helpful chapter 9 Units of Lee s Army simply lists every regiment, battalion, and battery that was present with the army at any point in the war, without covering what these units did Also chapter 11 Orders of Battle covers only six of This boo...
- English
- 03 September 2019 Philip R.N. Katcher
- Hardcover
- 320 pages
- 1854091743
- Philip R.N. Katcher
- The Army of Robert E. Lee