No Better Place to Die

Posted on 04 May 2018 by Peter Cozzens

Peter Cozzens meticulously traces the chain of events as the Army of the Cumberland and the Army of Tennessee meet in Middle Tennessee on New Year s Eve 1862 in one of the bloodiest encounters of the Civil War.A mere handful of battlefields have come to epitomize the anguish and pain of America s Civil War Gettysburg, Shiloh, Chancellorsville, Chickamauga Yet another name belongs on that infamous list Stones River, the setting for Peter Cozzens s No Better Place to Die. Free Read [ No Better Place to Die ] by [ Peter Cozzens ] – kino-fada.fr Bring your own set of maps to augment what this book offers.I m a huge fan of Peter Cozzens work and have read the trilogy on the Chattanooga Campaign out of order, reading This Terrible Sound and The Shipwreck of their Hopes before going back to read the first book, No Better Place to Die It has the same impeccable and detailed research Cozzens seems to have the goods on everyone from the army commanders to the privates in the thick of things The book has his usual wonderful narrative flow and the events leading up to the battle are clearly des I m a huge fan of Peter Cozzens work and have read the trilogy on the Chattanooga Campaign out of order, reading This Terrible Sound and The Shipwreck of their Hopes before going back to read the first book, No Better Place to Die It has the same impeccable and detailed research Cozzens seems to have the goods on everyone from the army commanders to the privates in the thick of things The book has his usual wonderful narrative flow and the events leading up to the battle are clearly described while at the same time the key players characters are well established.Unlike the other two in the series, I wantedmaps Certainlyof the overall position as the battle developed I also felt we lost the army commanders, Bragg and Rosecrans, for large sections of the battle while we focusedon the brigade and division level I wanted to know what they were up to.I d still hugely recommend this book Outsi...A great military history of a lesser battle from the lesser known front in the Civil War Stones River saw the Army of the Cumberland clash with the Army of the Tennessee in the deep winter Like many Civil War battles t...Tennessee was a critical state for both sides during the Civil War There was plenty of Unionist sentiment in East Tennessee, although those who were loyal suffered under a secessionist state government Lincoln was anxious to aid them, and therefore was always eager to have a Union Army liberate the state, particularly that section return return For the Confederates, Tennessee was the doorway to the inner Confederacy Chattanooga in particular was the jumping off point for the Confederate he Tennessee was a critical state for both sides during the Civil War There was plenty of Unionist sentiment in East Tennessee, although those who were loyal suffered under a secessionist state government Lincoln was anxious to aid them, and therefore was always eager to have a Union Army liberate the state, particularly that section return return For the Confederates, Tennessee was the doorway to the inner Confederacy Chattanooga in particular was the jumping off point for the Confederate heartland in Georgia And Alabama return return Two armies contested the ownership of Tennessee The Union Army of the Cumberland, commanded by Major General William S Rosencrans and the Army of the Tennessee under the questionable leadership of Braxton Bragg These two armies skirmished a num...Few major battles of the Civil War have beenneglected than Stones River It was among the bloodiest battles of the war, and started a ripple effect that would end with the defeat of the South, yet there are less than half a dozen books on it, and only the most devoted students of the war know much of anything about it Peter Cozzens book, No Better Place to Die , is perhaps the best single book detailing and explaining the significance of this...Abraham Lincoln always held a special place for General William Rosecrans because of his victory at the Battle of Murfreesboro or Stone s River This was a narrow thing, with the forces of Braxton Bragg coming very close to victory But the star crossed Confederate general ended up withdrawing, leaving Rosecrans Union forces to claim victory by holding the field of battle Lincoln s gratitude is understandable, given the disaster at Fredericksburg and Grant s and Sherman s lack of success at Abraham Lincoln always held a special place for General William Rosecrans because of his victory at the Battle of Murfreesboro or Stone s River This was a narrow thing, with the forces of Braxton Bragg coming very close to victory But the star crossed Confederate general ended up withdrawing, leaving Rosecrans Union forces to claim victory by holding the field of battle Lincoln s gratitude is understandable, given the disaster at Fredericksburg and Grant s and Sherman s lack of success at Vicksburg Rosecrans victory was a rare bright spot at this time But how much of a bright spot, really, was it That is why the story of this battle is important This is the story of two armies each planning the same first move in battle an attack on the other side s right wing Bragg was lucky to get in the first blow His forces rolled up much of Rosecrans right The stubborn resistance of Sheridan and others slowed the onslaught By the end of the day, lines were stabilized and ...Cozzens has become one of the best known and most beloved modern Civil War authors This was his first book, written in the early 1980s, but like his peer Stephen Sears he hit the ground running Stones River aka Murfreesboro was actually one of the largest and bloodiest battles in the western theater of the American Civil War Until this book, I don t think the battle had gotten much study It is now better appreciated, although still overshadowed by the other major battles like Shiloh, Chick Cozzens has become one of the best known and most beloved modern Civil War authors This was his first book, written in the early 1980s, but like hi...I knew Stones River only by name from our family history No Better Place to Dieis a thorough but sometimes technically difficult discussion of the battle It has been very helpful in my research and will be a great book for someone with an intense interest in this battle and its key players I found it less clear in terms of its maps even though I had walked the field just before I started reading it Not a good choice for the Civil War novice, but a good text for those already practiced in th I knew Stones River only by name from our family history No Better Place to Dieis a thorough but sometimes technically difficult discussion of the battle It has been...Of the many books in my collection on the Civil War, this is still my favorite A detailed, easy to follow narrative of the battle I spent a day on this battlefield and because of this book I was able to completely visualize the battle and...This was an interesting look at a civil war battle that I knew nothing about Another case of poor leadership and failing to take advantage of opportunities that would have made a difference in the battle and the war I appears to be a fairly balanced look at both armies and what they did well ...

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04 May 2018

Peter Cozzens