Strike Them a Blow
Title | Strike Them a Blow PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Mackowski |
Publisher | Savas Beatie |
Total Pages | 193 |
Release | 2015-05-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1611212545 |
For sixteen days the armies had grappledÑa grueling horror-show of nonstop battle, march, and maneuver that stretched through May of 1864. Federal commander Ulysses S. Grant had resolved to destroy his Confederate adversaries through attrition if by no other means. He would just keep at them until he used them up. Meanwhile, GrantÕs Confederate counterpart, Robert E. Lee, looked for an opportunity to regain the offensive initiative. ÒWe must strike them a blow,Ó he told his lieutenants. The toll on both armies was staggering. But GrantÕs war of attrition began to take its toll in a more insidious way. Both army commandersÑoperating on the dark edge of exhaustion, fighting off illness, pressure-cooked by stressÑbegan to feel the effects of that continuous, merciless grind in very personal ways. Punch-drunk tired, they began to second-guess themselves, began missing opportunities, began making mistakes. As a result, along the banks of the North Anna River, commanders on both sides brought their armies to the brink of destruction without even knowing it. Picking up the story started in the Emerging Civil War Series book A Season of Slaughter: The Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, historian Chris Mackowski follows the road south to the North Anna River. Strike Them a Blow: Battle Along the North Anna River offers a concise, engaging account of the mistakes and missed opportunities of the thirdÑand least understoodÑphase of the Overland Campaign.
Strike Them a Blow
Title | Strike Them a Blow PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Mackowski |
Publisher | Savas Beatie |
Total Pages | 193 |
Release | 2015-05-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1611212553 |
The Civil War historian and author of A Season of Slaughter continues his engaging account of the Overland Campaign in this vivid chronicle. By May of 1864, Federal commander Ulysses S. Grant had resolved to destroy his Confederate adversaries through attrition if by no other means. Meanwhile, his Confederate counterpart, Robert E. Lee, looked for an opportunity to regain the offensive initiative. “We must strike them a blow,” he told his lieutenants. But Grant’s war of attrition began to take its toll in a more insidious way. Both army commanders—exhausted and fighting off illness—began to feel the continuous, merciless grind of combat in very personal ways. Punch-drunk tired, they began to second-guess themselves, missing opportunities and making mistakes. As a result, along the banks of the North Anna River, commanders on both sides brought their armies to the brink of destruction without even knowing it.
Southern Historical Society Papers
Title | Southern Historical Society Papers PDF eBook |
Author | Southern Historical Society |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 600 |
Release | 1886 |
Genre | Confederate States of America |
ISBN |
Southern Historical Society papers
Title | Southern Historical Society papers PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 584 |
Release | 1886 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Family Instructor ... The twelfth edition, corrected
Title | The Family Instructor ... The twelfth edition, corrected PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Defoe |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 336 |
Release | 1809 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
American Journal of Numismatics, and Bulletin of American Numismatic and Archæological Societies
Title | American Journal of Numismatics, and Bulletin of American Numismatic and Archæological Societies PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 352 |
Release | 1891 |
Genre | Numismatics |
ISBN |
American Journal of Numismatics and Bulletin of the American Numismatic and Archaeological Society
Title | American Journal of Numismatics and Bulletin of the American Numismatic and Archaeological Society PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Henry Norton |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 274 |
Release | 1893 |
Genre | Numismatics |
ISBN |
Vols. 42-49 include the Proceedings of the American numismatics society, 1908-1915/16.