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Title: Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States & Confederate States Armies by John Bell Hood, Richard M. McMurry ISBN: 0-306-80534-0 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: September, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Much maligned figure comes to light
Comment: For all of my time as a Civil War buff, I have thought that Gen. Hood was a scapegoat. I have always thought of him as a truly brave fellow who got in over his head...and was therefore a perfect target for accusation. Many people blame Hood for the disasters at Atlanta, Franklin, Spring Hill, etc, but this tome shows the reader a different side of the story (that other than Jefferson Davis and Joseph Johnston's side). Hood was truly a hero, but much more a fighting man than a scholar. However, he provides an argument against the charge of conspiring to take over the Army of the Tennesee from Joseph Johnston (perhaps his most infamous "act") with a plausible claim. I think that the best way to have a perspective in a debate is to know both sides, and the debate over John Bell Hood is continuing today. So buy this and read up!
Rating: 5
Summary: A Civil Warrior
Comment: One of the Civil War's most intriguing and controversial characters, Confederate General John Bell Hood offers a detailed rebuttal to post-war criticisms of Joseph E. Johnston and others. Much lauded as a combat commander of the famed Texas Brigade under Robert E. Lee, Hood lost use of his left arm at Gettysburg and lost his right leg at Chickamauga. In 1864 he replaced Johnston as commander of the Army of Tennesee before the fall of Atlanta, and late that year led that army on the ill fated invasion of Tennessee, culminating with the devastating defeats at Franklin and Nashville. In Advance and Retreat Hood offers detailed explanations of his controversial decisions. This book is a must read for any student of the Civil War.
Rating: 3
Summary: Hood's Turn
Comment: The controversial defender of Atlanta gives his side of the story. Did he inherit a demoralized shell of an army and vainly attempt to restore its fighting spirit after the timid leadership of General Joseph E. Johnston or did he squander the lives of thousands against the fixed defenses of the Yankees? This book is best read in conjunction with Johnston's "Narrative" which it attempts to refute. Whether you agree with Hood's story or not, you will appreciate his passion for the subject.
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Title: John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence by Richard M. McMurry ISBN: 0803281919 Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr Pub. Date: August, 1992 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Five Tragic Hours: The Battle of Franklin by James Lee McDonough, Thomas L. Connelly ISBN: 0870493973 Publisher: Univ of Tennessee Pr Pub. Date: November, 1983 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Stonewall of the West: Patrick Cleburne and the Civil War (Modern War Studies) by Craig L. Symonds ISBN: 0700609342 Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: At the Right Hand of Longstreet: Recollections of a Confederate Staff Officer by G. Moxley Sorrel, Moxley Sorrell, Peter Carmichael ISBN: 0803292678 Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.37 |
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Title: Joseph E. Johnston: A Civil War Biography (Norton Paperback) by Craig L. Symonds ISBN: 0393311309 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: June, 1994 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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