Decisions of the Atlanta Campaign : the twenty-one critical decisions that defined the operation /

Decisions of the Atlanta Campaign : the twenty-one critical decisions that defined the operation /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Peterson, Lawrence K., author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2019]
Description:	xx, 242 pages ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Command decisions in America's Civil War Command decisions in America's Civil War.
Subject:	Atlanta Campaign (1864) Atlanta Campaign, 1864. Command of troops -- Case studies. Command of troops. Case studies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11803726

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Other authors / contributors:	Kissel, Tim, cartographer.
ISBN:	9781621904724 1621904725
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Intended for a general readership, Decisions of the Atlanta Campaign introduces readers to critical decisions made by both Union and Confederate commanders who faced harrowing situations and attempted to achieve strategic and tactical victories. Like four similar books by Matt Spruill, Dave Powell, and Peterson's own Decisions at Chattanooga, this contribution to the Command Decisions in America's Civil War series contains maps, photographs, and a guided tour of the battlefields. It will be the first in the series to tackle an entire campaign"--
Other form:	Online version: Peterson, Lawrence K., author. Decisions of the Atlanta Campaign First edition. Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2018] 9781621904731

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Situation Prior to the Atlanta Campaign
1. Decisions Made Prior to the Atlanta Campaign, December 16, 1863-May 7, 1864
2. The Snake Creek Gap Turning Movement, May 8-May 13, 1864
3. Retreat, Retreat! May 14-June 7, 1864
4. Attack! June 8-June 27, 1864
5. New Plans, June 28-July 22, 1864
6. Finishing the Campaign, July 23-September 2, 1864
7. Aftermath and Conclusions
Appendix I. Driving Tour of the Critical Decisions of the Atlanta Campaign
Appendix II. Union Order of Battle
Appendix III. Confederate Order of Battle
Notes
Bibliography
Index