Why the North Won the Civil War, Paperback/David Herbert Donald
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In this classic exploration of the Confederacy's defeat in the Civil War, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner David Herbert Donald and author of Lincoln assembles insightful and probing essays from six of America's most distinguished historians. Focusing on the political, military, economic, social, and diplomatic reasons behind the Union victory, this collection presents the most complete picture of this key aspect of Civil War studies. In an essay new to this edition, Henry Steele Commager offers a historiographical overview of the collapse of the Confederacy. Richard N. Current describes the economic superiority of the North and shows how the civilian resources of the South were dissipated during the war. T. Harry Williams examines the deficiencies of the Southern military strategy and leadership. Norman A. Graebner discusses the reluctance of France and England to aid the South. David Herbert Donald, in his own essay, reports that excessive Southern emphasis on individual freedom fatally undermined military discipline. And David M. Potter suggests that a lack of political leadership in the South resulted in gross incompetence. And exclusively for this edition, the editor has written a new foreword and completely updated the bibliography to create the most comprehensive and enlightening guide to understanding why the North won the Civil War.
Despre autor
David Herbert Donald a fost un istoric american, cunoscut în special pentru biografia lui Abraham Lincoln publicată în 1995. A câștigat de două ori premiul Pulitzer pentru biografie, pentru cărțile despre Thomas Wolfe și Charles Sumner; a publicat mai mult de 30 de cărți despre figuri politice și literare din Statele Unite și istoria Sudului american.
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