More than 200 years ago; with the ink barely dry on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights; America's founding fathers sought ways to protect their fledgling republic from enemies both foreign and domestic. Soldier/scholar Dave Palmer's perceptive analysis of those tumultuous times shows that both the process employed by these men and the solutions they reached are just as relevant today as they were at the birth of the nation. Maps.
#2326465 in Books Blue and Grey Press 1995-06Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.25 x 6.50 x 1.25l; #File Name: 0890099359358 pages
Review
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Hood; a must read to truely understand his way of warBy james stallardHood memoirs are a must read if one want to place an opinion on the man. And truely understand his way of war. I am a big reader of civil war personal memoirs of genrals north and south; and i have just finished my 12th memoir by E P Alexander; as well as many battle books and essay compilations of the civil war. This personal memoir of Hood is at time a muddled read as he uses unorthodox names and refences as land marks (and for this i would first read Longstreet's Manassas to appomattox to help guide you through any problem areas; especially when Hood writes of the Seven days campain.) Hood battle discriptions are lively and generally accurate (not always). The real true prize of this book is the insite into Hood as a fighting man and his choice at the differebt levels of command he held. While Hood may not always give a full picture of some the views held by others at the time of him; but gives a solid account of choice and opinions and backs them very well with post war correspondence he collected to back many of his views and to clear up some misconceptions about is way of war. i hope u enjoy readin this book as much as i did.
