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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 973.73092 EAN: 9780306805349 ISBN: 0306805340 Label: Da Capo Press Manufacturer: Da Capo Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 368 Publication Date: August 21, 1993 Publisher: Da Capo Press Studio: Da Capo Press Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: When John Bell Hood entered into the services of the Confederate Army, he was 29 years old, a handsome man and courageous soldier, loyal to the ideal of Confederate Independence and eager to fight for it. He led his men bravely into the battles of Second Manassas, Gaines’s Mill, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and Chickamauga. He rose fast, attaining the temporary rank of full general, only to fall faster. Hood emerged from the war with his left arm shattered and uselss, his right leg missing, his face aged far beyond his 33 years, and with his military reputation in disgrace. Blamed by contemporaries for contributing to the defeat of his beloved Confederacy, Hood struggled to refute their accusations. His most vehement critic, General Johnston, charged Hood with insubordination while serving under him and, after succeeding him in command, of recklessly leading Confederate troops to their “slaughter” and “useless butchery.” Sherman, too, in his Memoirs,took a harsh view of Hood. Born of controversy, Advance and Retreat is of course a highly controversial book. It is also full of invaluable information and insights into the retreat from Dalton in early 1864, the fighting around Atlanta, and the disastrous Tennessee Campaign in winter of that year. Far from being a careful, sober, objective account, this book is the passionate, bitter attempt of a soldier to rebut history’s judgment of himself as general and man. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Colors, guns and prisonersAdvance and Retreat is the war memoir of John Bell Hood, the much lauded brigade and division commander in the Army of Northern Virginia and the much maligned commander of the Army of Tennessee. Early on, he sets the tone for his reputation for aggression by telling the 4th Texas that the true measure of success for any command in an action is "the number of colors and guns captured, and prisoners taken." One doesn't have to be Napoleon to realize that continual retreating, entrenching ... Read More Rating: - "It's All My Fault" - If Only John Bell Hood Had Said SoAfter his decisive defeat on the third day at Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee, as he rode among his men, was widely quoted as saying, "It's all my fault. It is I that have lost this fight, and you must help me out of it the best way you can. All good men must rally." If only John Bell Hood had emulated his hero General Lee and accepted responsibility for the defeats at Franklin and Nashville, history would have been more sympathetic. Hood's defensive memoir, titled Advance and Retreat, is remarkable ... Read More Rating:  - Hood's story and his denialsJohn Bell Hood, perhaps one of south's finest brigade and division commanders, perhaps one of south's worst army commanders, his life is one of great irony. A classical example of a man who was promoted into total incompetency, Hood's memoirs reflects his thoughts and his views on his military career. He spent much of his writing defending himself and his tactics and strategies. His book may be considered to be one of your classical Civil War memoirs which was written not for history's sakes but for reputation's ... Read More Rating: - Hood, the Gallant ConfederateJohn Bell Hood has been called everything from a gallant hero to a drug-addicted fool. The truth lies somewhere in between. MANY false truths have been all too easily accepted as fact by historians and Civil War enthusiaths alike, and I personally think he doesn't deserve such a negative stigma. Most all would agree that hood was a better Brigade and Division commander than he was a commander of the Army of Tennessee (his stint as a Corps commander during the early stages of the Atlanta campaign do ... Read More Rating: - "Hood's retreat"...from the truth!Although this book is very useful if you're wanting to learn more about Gen. John Bell Hood, the fact remains that it is a very bitter memoir lashing out against his enemies (especially Joseph Johnston) while fiercely defending his outdated, suicidal tactics that he used as an officer throughout his military career. Even in his youth there were clear signs that Hood was not cut out to be a military genius. At West Point he "earned" 196 demerits and came close to being expelled. He lost 25% of his command ... Read More 
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