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Title: Joseph E. Johnston: A Civil War Biography (Norton Paperback) by Craig L. Symonds ISBN: 0-393-31130-9 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: June, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent
Comment: This is an excellent, well written, un-biased look at the life and military carrier of Joseph E. Johnston. I now better understand Johnston's strategies, and the numerous problems between himself and President Davis. I must read to better understand the war in the western theater of operations.
Rating: 4
Summary: Walk a Mile in His Shoes
Comment: A detailed and well documented trip through the mind of a great leader. An 18th century gentleman caught up in the burden of a 19th century conflict. Symonds shows how Johnston agonized through the days with Hood in the west, avoiding decisions that may have had a marked impact on the eventual outcome of the war in the west. Johnston's feud with Jefferson Davis is also well covered and it is clear that Johnston became so engrossed with this struggle that one cannot help but wonder if things in April, 1865, might have been very different had these two men cooperated rather than bickered with each other. Johnston's relationship with his classmate, Lee, is covered lightly, although the jealously in Johnston's heart sneaks through. The only reason I did not give the book five stars is the brief treatment of Johnston's early life - probably due to a lack of source material - and his life following the war. The treatment of this latter period seems rushed. All in all, an excellent history and an insightful look at a often unfairly maligned warrior. ...But, I'm prejudiced.
Rating: 4
Summary: An easy-read bio of a complex man
Comment: Symonds presents a well-balanced account of Johnston the man, the soldier, and the friend and husband. This book is interesting, not overly complex and contains as much detail of Johnston's life as one would require to render an objective opinion of Johnston.
Not until I read this book did I understand the impact that Johnston's leadership had on the Confederate army's achievements and set-backs during the Civil War. Johnston could be cautious in his execution of battle plans and overly sensitive to criticism of his leadership and the strategic use of his army. However, Johnston understood that winning battles against numerically superior odds required picking the right circumstances in which to use his men. Johnston's first priority as a soldier was always the well-being of his men. The book also explores in depth the antipathy that Johnston and Jefferson Davis shared toward each other, indeed for a lifetime. This biography provides an easy-to-read account of all significant events in the life of Joe Johnston.
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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: General A.P. Hill : The Story of a Confederate Warrior by Jr. James I. Robertson ISBN: 0679738886 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 28 July, 1992 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War by Joseph E. Johnston ISBN: 0306803933 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: April, 1990 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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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: The Fredericksburg Campaign: Winter War on the Rappahannock by Francis Augustin O'Reilly ISBN: 0807128090 Publisher: Louisiana State University Press Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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