Why the Confederacy Lost

Why the Confederacy Lost
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-13 : 0195085493
ISBN-10 : 9780195085495
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Book Synopsis Why the Confederacy Lost by : Gabor S. Boritt

Download or read book Why the Confederacy Lost written by Gabor S. Boritt and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five major historians return to the battlefield to explain the South's defeat. Provocatively argued and engagingly written, this work rejects the notion that the Union victory was inevitable and shows the importance of the commanders, strategies, and victories at key moments.


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