Robert P. Broadwater

General George H. Thomas

A Biography of the Union's "Rock of Chickamauga"

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Produktbeschreibung

One of the Civil War's most successful generals is heralded by military historians but never achieved the lasting fame of Grant, Lee, Jackson or Sherman. George Thomas's Southern birth, the ambition of fellow officers, and his action in the less-publicized Western Theater combined to keep him from attaining recognition. This comprehensive biography focuses on the military career that covered such battlegrounds as Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and Nashville, as well as the political maneuvers that kept Thomas out of the spotlight.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 521g
• ISBN-13: 9780786438563
• ISBN-10: 0786438568
• Artikelnr.: 25601348

Autorenporträt

The late Robert P. Broadwater wrote more than 35 books of military history and more than 100 magazine articles dealing with the American Civil War and the Revolutionary War. He lived in Pennsylvania.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Introduction     
1. Early Life and Military Training     
2. A Martial Career Begun     
3. First Glory in Mexico     
4. Service Throughout the South     
5. The Outbreak of Civil War     
6. To the West and Mill Springs     
7. Early Battles in the West     
8. Savior at Stones River     
9. The Tullahoma Campaign     
10. The Rock of Chickamauga     
11. Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge     
12. With Sherman Through Georgia     
13. From Kennesaw to the Gate City     
14. Back to Tennessee     
15. The Sledge of Nashville and the End of the War     
16. The Final Years     
Conclusion     
Appendix I. General Officers Serving Under Thomas     
Appendix II. Units Serving Under Thomas     
Appendix III. George H. Thomas Chronology     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index