More Generals in Gray (Political Traditions in Foreign Policy)

More Generals in Gray (Political Traditions in Foreign Policy)
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In this masterpiece of research, a splendid supplement to Ezra J. Warner's Generals in Gray, Bruce S. Allardice brings to light a neglected class of officers: the Confederacy's "other" generals -- men who attained their rank outside the usual avenue of appointment by President Jefferson Davis and who had been virtually forgotten as a consequence. Explaining that the process of becoming a general was fraught with politics, lobbying, intrigue, accident, mismanagement, and chance, Allardice identifies six main categories of legitimate claimants to the rank of Confederate General -- two more than historians have traditionally recognized. He presents a substantial biographical sketch of 137 generals not found in Warner's original and a short bibliography of each. For the vast majority, his is the first treatment ever published.
Country USA
Brand LSU Press
Manufacturer LSU Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations
ReleaseDate 2006-04-01
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780807131480

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