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OverviewWhen the War Between the States broke out in 1861, the US Army had only four line generals - and only one of them was not a septuagenarian veteran of the War of 1812. With about one-third of all professional officers choosing to offer their swords to the South, the government's urgent need to find commanders for the vastly expanded Federal army put generals' stars on the shoulders of men of very varied backgrounds and talents. In time the shock of war would separate the born leaders from the over-promoted and the political opportunists. This first of four volumes examines the careers and often colorful personalities of nearly 30 Union generals whose service was mainly in the Eastern theater of war. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Philip Katcher , Richard HookPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Osprey Publishing Volume: No.73 Dimensions: Width: 18.40cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 24.80cm Weight: 0.240kg ISBN: 9781841763200ISBN 10: 1841763209 Pages: 64 Publication Date: 17 April 2002 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Language: English Table of ContentsFrancis Barlow · Ambrose Burnside · Benjamin Butler · Joshua Chamberlain · Darius Couch · George Custer · John Gibbon · Winfield Hancock · Andrew Humphreys · Henry Hunt · Philip Kearny· George McClellan · Irwin McDowell · George Meade · John Pope · John Reynolds · John Ricketts · Winfield Scott · John Sedgwick · Philip Sheridan · Daniel Sickles · William Smith · Edwin Sumner · Emory UptonReviewsAuthor InformationPhilip Katcher was born in Los Angeles, California, to parents involved in the film industry. He was educated at the University of Maryland and served in the US Army in Vietnam. He has also been an active participant in living history activities, especially in the 18th and 19th Century periods. He has written a number of books on various periods of US military history and presently is editor/publisher of Military Images Magazine. Richard Hook was born in 1938 and trained at Reigate College of Art. After national service with 1st Bn, Queen's Royal Regiment he became art editor of the much-praised magazine Finding Out during the 1960s. He has worked as a freelance illustrator ever since, earning an international reputation particularly for his deep knowledge of Native American material culture; and has illustrated more than 30 Osprey titles. Richard is married and lives in Sussex; his three children Adam, Jason, and Christa are all professionally active in various artistic disciplines. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |