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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 973.732 EAN: 9780806131870 ISBN: 080613187X Label: University of Oklahoma Press Manufacturer: University of Oklahoma Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 607 Publication Date: 1999-09 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press Studio: University of Oklahoma Press Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Ben Richardson's reviewDo you like books about the Civil War, military tactics, or just the second Battle of Bull Run? Then this book is for you. This is a complete analysis of the second Battle of Bull Run. This battle has been overlooked by history and never been told so completely before this book. The book starts out with Edward Pope filling the empty general's position for the army of North Virginia for the Union. He decides to move the army from the Potomic to confront Lee, the comander of the army ... Read More Rating:  - Responsibility At first glance, John Hennessy provides an excellent account of the Second Bull Run campaign. He draws on copious primary and secondary sources and crafts a very readable narrative, often clarifying what can be a very confusing campaign to follow. While not absolving the Lincoln administration, Henry Halleck and George McClellan for the Union fiasco, Hennessy believes the chief responsibility for the failed campaign rests on John Pope. But there is one huge problem here. Hennessy ignores ... Read More Rating: - Worthy Effort of a Great CampaignRarely in the past few years has a campaign study been published that has been as good as John Hennessy's "Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas." Expertly researched and well written the author knows his subject, and draws the reader in with the first page. This was one of the most interesting campaigns in the eastern theater. High drama prevailed from the very start. Jackson's performance is well documented and Hennessy does a very good job of describing his effort and those ... Read More Rating: - Excellent BookI was impressed by this book's flowing description. One time I sat down to read a bit, and next thing I knew, three hours had passed! I would highly reccomend this to anyone interested in the Second Manassas campaign. On a downside, the maps, though common, are hard to read in places, and it is hard to tell the woods from the open land.... Rating: - Cant imagine a better rendition of this campaignThis is the quality of book that will make anyone wishing to write a book on this campaign/battle drop the idea. Hennessy has blended the facts, personal accounts, maps, and analysis splendidly....one is never over served in any area. Being detailed work, regimental positioning (something I enjoy)is here for the taking. The maps are of a quality that in conjunction with the regimental movement information, this book could serve as a guide for a battlefield visit. Having read this book after ... Read More 
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