false <![CDATA[Chancellorsville]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177102616m/681618.jpg 681618 2 Many Civil War buffs have called the battle of Chancellorsville Robert E. Lee's greatest victory; Stephen W. Sears doesn't necessarily agree, and in this painstakingly researched book, he offers ample evidence that Lee had luck on his side in the battle. Lee was a great general all right, and his men did fight savagely. But the notion that Union General Joseph Hooker was inept is cast into doubt by Sears, who describes the action of Chancellorsville as most great battle books do--hour by hour. This book is the finest rendition of the battle yet and an interesting thesis for Civil War discussion. Lee's penchant for aggressiveness and his faith in his troops as unbeatable may have worked at Chancellorsville, but Sears argues that these alone couldn't win the war. Lee learned this lesson too, a month later at Gettysburg. 668011 1996 Chancellorsville total:59|5:17|4:32|3:10|2:0|1:0| 59 243 85 5 4 1 false false Wed Feb 20 05:39:14 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 05:44:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Nov 17 19:53:07 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 19:57:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 12:54:07 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 16:53:31 -0700 2009
Hooker's plan to maneuver Lee out of his excellent defensive position around Fredericksburg gets off to a great start, but goes ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 23 16:09:53 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 16:10:18 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 08:07:04 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 09:53:23 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Nov 20 22:47:54 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 22:47:54 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 29 14:09:57 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 14:09:57 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 15 06:19:15 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 06:19:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 13 09:19:11 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 09:19:13 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Oct 10 09:34:36 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 09:34:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 16 15:56:04 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 15:56:04 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Sep 14 06:11:08 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 06:11:08 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Fri Aug 28 19:04:01 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 19:04:01 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Aug 27 23:22:04 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 23:22:10 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Aug 23 13:56:57 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 13:56:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 18 13:50:05 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 13:50:05 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 15 09:38:12 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 09:38:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 10:47:13 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 07:27:29 -0700 2009 1 4 0 false false Wed Jun 17 04:12:43 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 04:12:43 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jun 14 13:26:09 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 13:26:09 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=681618