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Title: The Smoothbore Volley That Doomed the Confederacy: The Death of Stonewall Jackson and Other Chapters on the Army of Northern Virginia by Robert K. Krick ISBN: 0-8071-2971-2 Publisher: Louisiana State University Press Pub. Date: March, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent book - but not for Longstreet fans!
Comment: An excellent book! The title essay alone is almost worth the
price. The chapter on Longstreet at Gettysburg on 2 July 1863 is
a classic. Longstreet apologists, beware; this is no effort to
rehabilitate his "reputation," such as it is. For those of us
who live in the real world, this is a treat!
Rating: 5
Summary: Once again, Krick proves he's the master, bar none.
Comment: I've been a fan of Robert K. Krick ever since "Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain" came out and to say that I eagerly anticipated the release of this volume would be an understatement. The combination of Mr. Krick's mastery of the facts and his engaging writing style makes the book pure reading euphoria for a true student of the Civil War. I cannot conceive of what "The Anti-Krick" was smoking when he wrote his less-than-informed review. Maybe he was put off by Mr. Krick's use of big words that he didn't know the definition of. Who knows? But to say that Krick is a disciple of the so-called "Lost Cause" is pure fiction. The man is from California for crying out loud! Anyway, I encourage everyone to read this book. Even if you're not a Civil War fanatic like me, the writing is so good that it would make Alan Nolan (possibly the Anti-Krick himself) wet his pants. I salute you, Bob.
Rating: 1
Summary: If Robert Krick says it about Longstreet it must not be true
Comment: The very title alone implies the idolatry of the Lost Cause. The loss of Thomas Jackson was indeed a great one to the Confederate high command but it ignores other more significant factors contributing to Confederate defeat. The huge disparity between the Navies. How about the disparity in population? How about the inability to replace line officers? The inferiority of the artillery ordnance? The disparity in cannon foundaries? A better explanation of what doomed the Confederacy can be found in Clark Gable/Rhett Butler's diatribe at the beginning of Gone with the Wind! Thomas Jackson was a talented but eccentric general. He had many great accomplishments but he, like other generals, made mistakes. He was a human being and he had faults. This blind worship and the perpetuation of the myth and legend of the war should hopefully open some eyes. The two essays on Longstreet lead one to believe that the perpetrators of the Lost Cause, Jubal Early, William Pendleton and J. William Jones have been reincarnated into Mr. Krick. They are the same character assasinations that has been going on since 1872 when Mr. Early, just returned from his Canada vacation, gave a speech at a Lee Birthday celebration accusing Longstreet of not attacking at dawn as ordered. A complete fabrication. The East Tennessee essay thrown in for that extra added bonus criticism. Hard to believe that Mr. Gallagher would be associated with such a project.
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Title: The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War by Brent Nosworthy ISBN: 0786711477 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Conquering the Valley: Stonewall Jackson at Port Republic by Robert K. Krick ISBN: 0807127876 Publisher: Louisiana State University Press Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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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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Title: Gettysburg by Stephen W. Sears ISBN: 0395867614 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 24 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Bright Starry Banner : A Novel of the Civil War by Alden R. Carter ISBN: 1569473552 Publisher: Soho Press, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $27.00 |
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