Synopses & Reviews
An important reassessment of the Civil War battle that left more dead and wounded than all previous conflicts in American history combined -- and stripped both the Union and the Confederacy of the illusion that victory was just around the corner.
The battle of Shiloh, fought in April 1862 in the wilderness of south-central Tennessee, marked a savage turning point in the Civil War. In this masterful book, Larry Daniel re-creates the drama and the horror of the battle and discusses in authoritative detail the political and military policies that led to Shiloh, the personalities of those who formulated and executed the battle plans, the fateful misjudgments made on both sides, and the heroism of the small-unit leaders and ordinary soldiers who manned the battlefield.
"A splendid analysis...in the tradition of Killer Angels...thoroughly researched and annotated, with splendid statistics...Daniel's battle maps are well-rendered and easy to understand at a glance....Shiloh is an excellent read". -- Houston Chronicle
"A superbly researched volume that will appeal to the beginning Civil War reader as well as those already familiar with the course of fighting in the wooded terrain bordering Tennessee". -- Publishers Weekly
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Charles P. Thobae andlt;Iandgt;Houston Chronicleandlt;/Iandgt; A splendid analysis...in the tradition of andlt;Iandgt;Killer Angels...Shilohandlt;/Iandgt; is an excellent read.
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Charles P. Thobae
Houston Chronicle
A splendid analysis...in the tradition of Killer Angels...Shiloh is an excellent read.
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James M. Morris andlt;Iandgt;Newport News Press Shilohandlt;/Iandgt; will be appreciated by any Civil War bug who, dissatisfied with less complete accounts of this memorable battle in the West, delights in a carefully crafted and detailed re-creation of the Battle of Shiloh, the first great bloody battle of the war.
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Donald Towles andlt;Iandgt;Louisville Courier-Journalandlt;/Iandgt; A detailed account of those who led for the North and the South, blunders that were made on both sides, the ineptness of certain generals, the political machinations that took place in Washington and Richmond, and an examination of the personalities of high-ranking officers.
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andlt;Iandgt;The Orlando Sentinelandlt;/Iandgt; A penetrating analysis that makes a convincing case for the importance of the Shiloh campaign as one of the turning points of the Civil War
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Joe Dirck andlt;Iandgt;The Plain Dealer Shilohandlt;/Iandgt; is a riveting account of a confused battle fought on a rugged terrain by volunteer forces who still more closely resembled armed mobs than trained armies....Rich in anecdotal detail.
Synopsis
The battle of Shiloh, fought in April 1862 in the wilderness of south central Tennessee, marked a savage turning point in the Civil War.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;In this masterful book, Larry Daniel re-creates the drama and the horror of the battle and discusses in authoritative detail the political and military policies that led to Shiloh, the personalities of those who formulated and executed the battle plans, the fateful misjudgments made on both sides, and the heroism of the small-unit leaders and ordinary soldiers who manned the battlefield.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-406) and index.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Larry J. Danielandlt;/Bandgt; is the author of andlt;Iandgt;Soldiering in the Army of Tennesseeandlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;Cannoneers in Gray.andlt;/Iandgt; He lives in Murray, Kentucky.
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;List of Mapsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Prefaceandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;ONE The Capitalsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;TWO A Crisis of Faithandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;THREE Golden Opportunitiesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;FOUR The Armiesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;FIVE Storm Cloudsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;SIX The Opening Attackandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;SEVEN Confederate High Tideandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;EIGHT The Blue Line Stiffensandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;NINE Lost Opportunity?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;TEN Counterattackandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;ELEVEN Retreatandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;TWELVE Ramificationsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;APPENDIX A: andlt;Iandgt;Order of Battleandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;APPENDIX B: andlt;Iandgt;Strength and Lossesandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;APPENDIX C: andlt;Iandgt;The Confederate Deadandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Notesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Bibliographyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Indexandlt;/Iandgt;