Failure to Pursue

How the Escape of Defeated Forces Prolonged the Civil War

Paperback EN 2016 9781476666693
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Was the Civil War preordained to last four years or were there reasons why neither side could land a knockout punch? From the outset, both North and South had anticipated a brief conflict but despite more than 50 bloody battles neither could force a decisive conclusion. For most of the war, these battles followed a pattern: the victors claimed the field and the vanquished retreated to rest, resupply and fight another day.

Some generals began to realize that pursuit to capture or destroy the retreating enemy was needed to end the war--not an easy task. Taking a fresh look at the tactics that characterized many major combat actions in the war, this book examines the performance of unsuccessful (sometimes insubordinate) commanders and credits two generals with eventually seeing the need for organized pursuit.

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ISBN13:9781476666693
Taal:EN
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:412
Uitgever:McFarland & Co Inc
Thema:
1KBB Verenigde Staten van Amerika, VS
3ML 18e eeuw, ca. 1700 tot ca. 1799
3MN 19e eeuw, ca. 1800 tot ca. 1899
3MNB-US-D Noort Amerika: Ontdekking en uitbreiding (ca. 1800 tot ca. 1861)
3MNQ-US-E Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog en Reconstructie (1861 - 1877)
3MNQS Ca. 1860 tot ca. 1869

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