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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A classic that gives the Big Picture
A number of histories have explored the question of "Why did the South lose/why did the North win" the Civil War. This compact book answers that question as well or better than any of them. It is clear, concise, and convincing. It does not excuse, glorify, or compromise. The book is a great examination of the Confederate command structure and the overall conduct of...
Published on July 18, 2005 by Ralph Ashby
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing, too general and very short
Some may well enjoy this work for its brevity as a general overview. As a summary work briefly reviewing the various aspects of the CSA war effort it succeeds, and for that I can recommend it. However, this book is even shorter than the page count suggests as the 126 pages of main text are themselves single column in large type. I was expecting something...
Published on September 27, 2006 by Red Harvest
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing, too general and very short,
By Red Harvest (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rebel Brass: The Confederate Command System (Paperback)
Some may well enjoy this work for its brevity as a general overview. As a summary work briefly reviewing the various aspects of the CSA war effort it succeeds, and for that I can recommend it. However, this book is even shorter than the page count suggests as the 126 pages of main text are themselves single column in large type.
I was expecting something somewhat more focused on the interactions and control of the various military district commands rather than the overall war effort. There are much more detailed works available for understanding the various aspects of the war effort only touched upon here. So for me this book is neither fish nor fowl. Instead it is merely a brief summary.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A classic that gives the Big Picture,
By Ralph Ashby (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rebel Brass: The Confederate Command System (Hardcover)
A number of histories have explored the question of "Why did the South lose/why did the North win" the Civil War. This compact book answers that question as well or better than any of them. It is clear, concise, and convincing. It does not excuse, glorify, or compromise. The book is a great examination of the Confederate command structure and the overall conduct of the war, without going into detail on individual battles. There are plenty of other books for those. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the Civil War or anyone interested in questions of grand strategy and the political aspects of war.
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Rebel Brass: The Confederate Command System by Frank Everson Vandiver (Paperback - Aug. 1993)
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