Terrible Swift Sword: The Centennial History of the Civil War Series, Volume 2

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The second episode in this award winning trilogy impressively shows how the Union and Confederacy, slowly and inexorably, reconciled themselves to an all out war an epic struggle for freedom.In Terrible Swift Sword, Bruce Catton tells the story of the Civil War as never before of two turning points which changed the scope and meaning of the war First, he describes how the war slowly but steadily got out of control This would not be the neat, short, limited war both sides had envisioned And then the author reveals how the sweeping force of all out conflict changed the war s purpose, in turning it into a war for human freedom.It was not initially a war against slavery Instead, this was, Mr Lincoln kept insisting, a fight to reunite the United States At first, it was not even much of a fight Cautious generals inexperienced, incompetent, or jealous administrators shortages of good people and supplies excess of both gloom and optimism, kept each side from swinging into decisive action As the buildup began, there were maddening delays The earliest engagements were halting and inconclusive After these first tests at arms, reputations began to crumble Buell, Halleck, Beauregard Albert Sidney Johnston Failed to drive ahead for reasons good and bad General McClellan impaled in these pages on the arrogant words of his letters captured imaginations than enemies, and continued to accept serious over estimates of Confederate strength while becoming and fatally estranged from his own government New Download Terrible Swift Sword: The Centennial History of the Civil War Series, Volume 2 by Bruce Catton For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This is the second of Catton s Civil War trilogy, apparently picking up where his first, The Coming Fury, left off I say apparently because I started with this one I ve never read Catton before but now I m hooked on his work He had a wonderful way of writing about history, bringing it to life with a great deal of humanity and a sometimes sardonically wicked sense of humor He was a superb historian as well he knew the Civil War and had an ability to write about it from the viewpoint not This is the second of Catton s Civil War trilogy, apparently picking up where his first, The Coming Fury, left off I say apparently because I start...Bruce Catton continues to amaze Mr Catton spends most of this volume the second of a trilogy bringing to light the events between First Bull Run and Antietam Again, he focuses less on the minutia of the details of specific battles and spends his time relating how the various events and battles formed the opinions and actions of the players, major and minor.When focusing on battles, Mr Catton is very good at showing the big picture so that you know why Forts Donelson and Henry were such Bruce Catton continues to amaze Mr Catton spends most of this volume the second of a trilogy bringing to light the events between First Bull Run and Antietam Again, he focuses less on the minutia of the details of specific battles and spends his time relating how the various events an...The second volume in Bruce Catton s famous and definitive Civil War history, this book covers 1862, focusing on the Federal advances in the West that were not capitalized on by Henry Halleck , the amazing naval engagements along the southeastern coast and up and down the Mississippi River, and especially McClellan s frustrating to observe Peninsula Campaign ...Terrible Swift Sword picks up where The Coming Fury left off, and it would be correct to say this book absolutely serves as a readable in depth Civil War history This volume begins with an examination of the war from the civilian perspective President Lincoln is attempting a balancing act by keeping the war s narrow focus on bringing the South back into the Union while for the time being putting off the question of slavery, while men in his Cabinet William Seward, Salmon Chase and the Terrible Swift Sword picks up where The Coming Fury left off, and it would be correct to say this book absolutely serves as a readable in depth Civil War history This volume begins with an examination of the war from the civilian perspective President Lincoln is attempting a balancing act by keeping the war s narrow focus on bringing the South back into the Union while for the time being putting off the question of slavery, while men in his Cabinet William Seward, Salmon Chase and the Congress Thaddeus Stevens and other abolitionists want aaggressive stance taken toward the issue Lincoln urges compensated emancipation, pointing out it would be much less expensive than carrying on the increasingly devastating war for even ...I wasn t expecting this trilogy to measure up to Catton s Army of the Potomac trilogy, because I liked those so much To my happy surprise, however, it does, or at least this book definitely does I haven t read the other two yet Catton books are hard to find at the library sometimes Amazingly, this trilogy manages to cover the same time period as the other one, yet with so much new interesting facts, and so many different perspectives, that it doesn t feel like a repeat at all which amazes I wasn t expecting this trilogy to measure up to Catton s Army of the Potomac trilogy, because I liked those so much To my happy surprise, however, it does, or at least this book definitely does I haven t read the other two yet Catton books are hard to find at the library sometimes Amazingly, this trilogy manages to cover the same time period as the ot...Bruce Catton s second installment of The Centennial History of the Civil War trilogy covers the middle portion of the war beginning with the aftermath of First Manassas to the Battle of Antietam and the Emancipation proclamation in September 1863 It is a decent overview of this time frame told chronologically, focusing on both the military and political aspects of the conflict Catton does not get mired in details of the various battles, but instead, stay...It is remarkable to note that Bruce Catton wrote several parallel histories of the American Civil War Growing up as a kid I was most familiar with his one volume illustrated histories, of which there was a smaller volume and a larger one, full of gorgeous artwork and maps Having never been familiar with the full range of his work, though, it is intriguing to note that he wrote a centennial three volume set of the Civil War that is full of text of which this volume is the middle part, I am It is remarkable to note that Bruce Catton wrote several parallel histories of the American Civil War Growing up as a kid I was most familiar with his one volume illustrated histories, of which there was a smaller volume and a larger one, full of gorgeous artwork and maps Having never been familiar with the full range of his work, though, it is intriguing to note that he wrote a centennial three volume set of the Civil War that is full of text of which this volume is the middle part, I am reading them out of order , as well as a four volume set on the Army of th...Catton s work is a gripping account of the Civil War transforming itself from the cause of preserving the Union to one of redefining what that Union stood for Lincoln subtly navigates the ship of state, an unwieldy ship if there ever was one, through the rocky shoals of civil war Radical Republicans and abolitionists, the border state slave owners and moderate Democrats effectively controlling the premier army of the North, the active foil of the Confederacy with Britain always playing an Catton s work is a gripping account of the Civil War transforming itself from the cause of preserving the Union to one of redefining what that Union stood for Lincoln subtly navigates the ...The war, to everyone s surprise, started to drag and seemed no end Look backward, General MacClellan has done a very bad job He isa selfish politician than a good soldier It is sad that it took Lincoln so long to dismiss him History can t restart On the slavery topic, Lincoln is walking on a very thin line to manage it toward his plan It is a very good maneuver I read that some other people criticize for the sake of criticizing the Bad US said Lincoln initially also didn t want to The war, to everyone s surprise, started to drag and seemed no end Look backward, General MacClellan has done a very bad job He isa selfish politician than a good soldier It is sad that it took Lincoln so long to dismiss him History can t restart On the slavery topic, Lincoln is walking on a very thin line to manage it toward his plan It ...Catton continues his masterful work on the Civil War Covering the fall of 1861 and most of 1862, he chronicles how the war changed into the limitless struggle that eventually embraced the abolition of slavery its goal It was the era of McClellan, massive armies that could not find initiative, political soldiers and Lee coming with inches of total victory or total defeat.With a volume this large already, some editorial decisions had to be made I would have liked to hear something about the war Catton continues his masterful work on the Civil War Covering the fall of 1861 and most of 1862, he chronicles how the war changed into the limitless struggle that eventually embraced the abolition of...

Terrible Swift Sword: The Centennial History of the Civil War Series, Volume 2
  • English
  • 04 December 2018
  • Paperback
  • 558 pages
  • 1842122932
  • Bruce Catton
  • Terrible Swift Sword: The Centennial History of the Civil War Series, Volume 2