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The chessboard of war : Sherman and Hood in the autumn campaigns of 1864
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The chessboard of war : Sherman and Hood in the autumn campaigns of 1864

Author: Anne J Bailey
Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2000.
Series: Great campaigns of the Civil War.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Many books deal with either Sherman's march or Hood's Tennessee campaign, but although they unfolded simultaneously and concluded the main fighting in the western theater, no recent volume analyzes the two together. In her study, Anne J. Bailey assesses how military events in Georgia and Tennessee intertwined and affected the political, social, and economic conditions in those areas and throughout the  Read more...
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Bailey, Anne J.
Chessboard of war.
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2000
(OCoLC)607432948
Online version:
Bailey, Anne J.
Chessboard of war.
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2000
(OCoLC)607776617
Named Person: William T Sherman; John Bell Hood
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Anne J Bailey
ISBN: 0803212739 9780803212732
OCLC Number: 41967098
Description: xviii, 225 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents: Sherman and Hood --
After Atlanta --
Hood's March North --
Sherman's March South --
Hood's Advance into Tennessee --
Hood at Franklin --
Sherman at Savannah --
Hood at Nashville --
Hood and Thomas --
Hood and Sherman.
Series Title: Great campaigns of the Civil War.
Responsibility: Anne J. Bailey.
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A study that assesses how military events in Georgia and Tennessee intertwined and affected the political, social, and economic conditions in those areas and throughout the nation.  Read more...

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"Bailey correctly views Sherman's 'March to the Sea' and Hood's ill-fated Tennessee campaign as 'two halves of the whole.'(xv) She skillfully interweaves social, politial, economic, and military Read more...

 
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