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The Battle of Resaca: Atlanta Campaign, 1864 (Civil War Georgia) (Hardcover)

by Philip L. Secrist (Author)
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 100 pages
  • Publisher: Mercer University Press (May 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0865546010
  • ISBN-13: 978-0865546011
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,186,682 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)


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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Live the battle., September 3, 2000
By John E. Comerford III (Kennesaw, Ga. USA) - See all my reviews
Ideal book for a Civil War buff. Take it with you if you visit the site. Written accounts from the soldiers that stormed across the hills put you in the moment. Several good maps and even pictures taken a few days after the battle help take you out of your living room and into the past.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Brief Overview of Resaca, November 7, 2005
By Brett R. Schulte "Civil War Buff" (Albers, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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As I usually point out in cases like this, Mr. Secrist's book is the only one to focus specifically on the Battle of Resaca. In this early fight of the Atlanta Campaign, Secrist believes Sherman had a great chance to trap and destroy Johnston's Army of Tennessee, thus ending the campaign before it had hardly begun. Instead, says Secrist, Sherman failed and doomed his Army to a long journey before they reached Atlanta. The book is rather thin at 102 pages, especially when one considers that only Part I (the first 65 pages of the book) is a narrative of the battle. Part II consists of the Battlefield from the end of the battle through today, with an emphasis on relic hunting and preservation efforts. The maps are average. On the plus side we have topographical lines on the standard maps, but these maps are of the Resaca area today. However, since the land has changed so little since 1864 (aside from the construction of I-75 directly through it!), this is not necessarily a large minus. The troop positions leave something to be desired on the standard maps. Sherman's and Johnston's lines are drawn as one large line, with Corps (and sometimes Divisions) marked off in a vague manner. Secrist does include other maps taken from the Official Records Atlas, but these are pretty small and a little difficult to read. On a lot of pages, text ends early, so this book is really even shorter than the listed 102 pages. On the plus side, Secrist is well-qualified to write the book. He has been studying the Resaca Battlefield since 1958, and is a noted relic hunter. I enjoyed his writing style. The book was definitely not a tedious read. All in all, though, The Battle of Resaca was too short for my taste. It just did not contain enough detail, and only whetted my appetite for more detailed discussion. Sadly, a more detailed discussion does not exist.

102 pp., 12 maps
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One Of The Best!, October 4, 2002
By "scl4change" (Dalton, GA United States) - See all my reviews
I have read the Battle of Resaca by Philip Secrist and I highly recommend this book for the serious student of the Battle of Resaca.
Dr. Secrist has done an outstanding job by going into more detail than is normal for a Civil War book. The maps are great and are drawn so that even the novice can find the sites. Secrist brings up-to-date what is happening to Resaca at the present time. I found in the book why that there were certain parts of the battlefield that I couldn't locate. Well worth the price!
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3.0 out of 5 stars A little dissapointing
Apparently this is the only book available on the Battle of Resaca, and for that I am grateful. But the book left me confused as the the flow of battle. Read more
Published on August 6, 2006 by B. COLEMAN

3.0 out of 5 stars Fair value
This book has two very distinct parts that complement each other and together make a small book.

Part one is a magazine article containing a standard battle... Read more
Published on July 20, 2006 by James Durney

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