How The North Won A Military History of the Civil War by Herman Hattaway and Archer Jones 1983 University of Illinois Press history books

This is a very good large hardcover with dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY ONE OF THE AUTHORS, 1983 University of Illinois Press. This copy is very clean inside and out. The pages are clean and the only markings seen is one of the authors, Herman Hattaway, inscription on title page; " For Harry Smith Fellow teacher and fellow enthusiast with dear regards, 13 Oct '86 Herman Hattaway". The binding is tight and straight. Blue hardcover boards under jacket are also very good with only a hint of shelf wear. The accompanying dust jacket is clean and shiny with light shelf wear and a minor wrinkle front. Super octavo book size or 7.5" x 11" with 762 pages including index.

How The North Won A Military History of the Civil War by Herman Hattaway and Archer Jones is an epic narrative and analytical military history book. Going well beyond the acknowledged influence on Civil War generals of West Point training, war experiences, and lessons from European wars, the authors present new interpretations of the leadership and strategies of both sides. They have revised previous estimates of Lincoln's relations with the military putting forth that Lincoln and his generals all understood the logistical dilemmas confronting them and were in agreement of strategies. They show that Grant' much maligned campaign against Lee in Virginia was largely predetermined by political concerns and a demanding public and that it was Grant himself that who devised the " strategy of exhaustion" that ultimately caused the Confederate defeat. The book is profusely illustrated with more than 200 maps detailing strategies and tactics.

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