Examining not only the stunning Civil War confrontations, but the role the Mexican War had in shaping these two great generals, this dual biography of Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson sheds new light and understanding on one of the most successful partnerships in military history. Photos. Maps.
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The symbiosis of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson made the Army of Northern Virginia virtually invincible. Only with Jackson's death at Chancellorsville did the Confederacy's long twilight begin. Casdorph ( Let the Good Times Roll ) argues that his protagonists were "interconnected": they had established a basis for mutual trust before the war. Yet the text shows only that Lee and Jackson were aware of each other--hardly a phenomenon given their common matrices as Virginians, soldiers and educators. More serious is the work's lack of analysis. Casdorph relies heavily on memoirs and histories written after Lee and Jackson were already legendary figures. These reconstructions follow the myth; Casdorph follows the reconstructions; and the result is a tautology. Lee and Jackson appear in these pages as "marble men" who perform heroically because they are heroes. And what might have been a significant study of a key Civil War command relationship becomes instead just another narrative of the "gunpowder and magnolias" variety. Illustrations not seen by PW.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This dual biography, the latest addition to the substantial store of books on the two most famous rebel generals, emphasizes the "interconnectiveness" of their lives and careers. Like many other generals on both sides, Lee and Jackson crossed paths before the Civil War. It's doubtful, however, that these contacts contributed greatly to their fruitful relationship during 1862-63, despite arguments to that effect here by popular historian Casdorph ( Let the Good Times Roll: Life at Home in America During World War II , LJ 10/15/89). Nonetheless, this narrative, based on a wide variety of printed sources, graphically details their lives and extraordinary mutual success. Together the two leaders were invincible: while Lee could count on his lieutenant's unwavering obedience, Jackson tempered his chief's innate aggressiveness. A useful supplement to full biographies for both specialists and general readers.
- Thomas E. Schott, Office of History, 17th Air Force, Sembach, Germany
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Thomas E. Schott, Office of History, 17th Air Force, Sembach, Germany
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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