Death in September: The Antietam Campaign (Civil War Campaigns and Commanders) [Paperback]

Perry D. Jamieson (Author)

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"an excellent series [that] should be in every Texas school!" -- Empire Books --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

PERRY D. JAMIESON is co-author of Attack and Die: Civil War Military Tactics and the Southern Heritage, and author of Crossing the Deadly Ground: United States Army Tactics 1865–1899. Both titles were selections of the History Book Club. He also authored another book from McWhiney Foundation Press titled Winfield Scott Hancock: Gettysburg Hero (2003). Dr. Jamieson is an historian for the Air Force History Support Office in Washington, D.C.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: Mcwhiney Foundation Pr; 1St Edition edition (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886661014
• ISBN-13: 978-1886661011
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,643,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Death in September: The Antietam Campaign, March 5, 2000

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GEORGE (CROFTON, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Death in September: The Antietam Campaign (Civil War Campaigns and Commander Series) (Hardcover)

This is an excellent book covering the most bloody day in any American battle. Mr Jamieson writes in a concise, descriptive manner. It is easy to follow due to the many maps the author has included. This book would be interesting to either someone already knowledgeable about the American Civil War or someone just starting an interest in studying thie war. This would be a great book to take while visiting the battlefield. Also of interest are the many biographies that are included of the generals who participated in this battle.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Antietam Overview, May 7, 2006

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Steven Dossman (Abilene, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Death in September: The Antietam Campaign (Civil War Campaigns and Commander Series) (Paperback)

I believe that Death In September: The Antietam Campaign is one of the best titles in the McWhiney Foundation Press's outstanding Civil War Campaigns and Commanders series. Mr. Jamieson has taken perhaps the most complex battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere and told a thrilling narrative that never bogs down in details, but still presents the essential information that all students of the battle should know. This book is a perfect resource for those who wish to learn about the battle but dread to spend their money and time on a six hundred page paperweight. I myself had the honor to tour the battlefield with Mr. Jamieson, and his personal experience with the field is reflected in text-this man knows the subject well.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Overly judgemental, April 13, 2010

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J. McFarland (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Death in September: The Antietam Campaign (Civil War Campaigns and Commander Series) (Hardcover)

Jamieson is a poor historian at best, sacrificing the historians' tenet to state the facts as to what happened without placing judgement or value on them. He also advertises his lack of tactical training and seems to simply repeat various criticisms that have been levied over the years. To put it simply, he "armchair quarterbacks" the Generals to death, especially McClellan, without ever taking into account what the Generals knew at the times they made their decisions. He overuses his advantage of hindsight to the nth degree. To read "Death in September," one might conclude Jamieson is the greatest General who ever lived, although, to my knowledge, he has never commanded troops in battle.

Some reviewers have noted the quality of the maps, and I must disagree. The maps do an excellent job of showing unit positions and their relationships to one another and various landmarks. They utterly fail, however, to show the significance of terrain and how it affected the outcome of the battle. Jamieson occasionally discusses the importance of terrain, and here I must agree. Having visited the battlefield and having the advantage of tactical and operational level trainig, I must agree the terrain was a significant contributor to the outcome. The maps did not depict this, however.