03415cam a2200529 a 4500 ocm32665363 OCoLC 20241129101310.0 950523s1995 ksuab b 001 0deng 95022706 007917824 Uk 0700607188 (alk. paper) 9780700607181 (alk. paper) AU@ 000011706054 GBVCP 18602441X GEBAY 2517651 HEBIS 049396234 YDXCP 581742 UKMGB 007917824 (OCoLC)32665363 (OCoLC)1416515315 eng GAFCSC LIBRARY n-usu-- n-us--- E467.1.D26 W86 Woodworth, Steven E. Davis and Lee at war / Steven E. Woodworth. Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, 1995. xiii, 409 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent Modern war studies Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-396) and index. The mantle of Washington -- Our army does not advance -- A mutinous and disorganizing spirit -- So many failures -- The stake is too high -- Between the defeat of an army and its ruin -- Victory or subjugation -- A question of time. In the critically acclaimed Jefferson Davis and His Generals Steven Woodworth showed how the failures of Davis and his military leaders in the West paved the way for Confederate defeat. In Davis and Lee at War he concludes his study of Davis as rebel commander-in-chief and shows how the lack of a unified purpose and strategy in the East sealed the Confederacy's fate. Woodworth argues that Davis and Robert E. Lee, the South's greatest military leader, had sharply conflicting views over the proper conduct of the war. Davis was convinced that the South should fight a defensive war, to simply outlast the North's political and popular support for the war. By contrast, Lee and the other eastern generals - notably P.G.T. Beauregard, Gustavus Smith, and Stonewall Jackson - were eager for the offensive. They were convinced that only quick and decisive battlefield victories would prevent the North from eventually defeating them with its overwhelming advantage in men and materials. The result of this tense tug-of-war was Davis's misguided pursuit of a middle ground that gave neither strategy its best chance for success. Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Military leadership. Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870. Davis, Jefferson. swd Confederate States of America. Army History. fast (OCoLC)fst01351658 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9RxkMwD8h64CPrTGb 1861-1865 fast Military campaigns. fast (OCoLC)fst01710190 Command of troops. fast (OCoLC)fst00869220 Strategie gnd has work: Davis and Lee at war (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGJdJkTJXXD9t6PPyc7xH3 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Online version: Woodworth, Steven E. Davis and Lee at war. Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, 1995 (OCoLC)604523260 Modern war studies. lcc BK E467.1.D26 W86 0 NO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 836 OTHER HOLDINGS 2678 2678 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF GAFC GAFC GEN 2024-11-29 0 E467.1.D26 W86 2024-4160 2024-11-29 10:13:58 c.1 2024-11-29 BK