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- Gods and generals / by Shaara, Jeff,1952-; Shaara, Michael.Killer angels.;
Here is Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a hopelessly by-the-book military instructor and devout Christian. His fierce exterior hides a compassionate soul that few - students and soldiers alike - will ever see, and he becomes the greatest commander of the Civil War. We follow Winfield Scott Hancock, a Captain of Quartermasters who is assigned command of a brigade of infantry, quickly establishing himself as one of the finest leaders in the Union army. Then there is Joshua Chamberlain, who gives up his promising academic career to volunteer for service in the new army, only to become one of the most heroic soldiers in American history. And here too is a brilliant portrait of the complex, aristocratic Robert E. Lee, who is faced with the agonizing decision of resigning from a distinguished thirty-year army career in order to defend his home, never believing until too late that a civil war would ever truly come to pass. As the war gathers momentum, Stonewall Jackson wins his reputation by a series of stinging victories over ineptly led Union forces. Lee, finally given command of the Confederate forces, recognizes that this strange, devout, and dangerous man is his greatest weapon. For a time, it truly seems as if God is on their side and that Lee will lead his army to final victory against overwhelming odds. Nowhere is this plainer than at the Battle of Fredericksburg, where, for the first time, all four men meet on the same field and experience the exhilaration and raw horror of battle from four very different points of view. But it is in the next great fight, the Battle of Chancellorsville, that Lee's brilliant strategy, and Jackson's supreme achievement, are overshadowed when Jackson is mortally wounded by his own men. This loss is the true turning point of the war. Lee now realizes that against the ever-growing numbers of Union forces, he can only win by a direct threat to Washington. So the battle-hardened armies of the Confederacy begin their fateful invasion.- Subjects: War stories.; Historical fiction.; Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863; Generals; Historical fiction;
- © 1998, c1996., Ballantine Books,
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- Stonewall in the valley : Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign, spring 1862 / by Tanner, Robert G.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-589) and index.The Shenandoah -- A new war -- The manner of men -- The Romney winter -- March 1862 -- Kernstown -- Retreat, reorganization, and a question -- Into the mountains -- Dick Ewell's dilemma -- Down the valley -- Three days of running battle -- Three days of running battle: the aftermath -- Up the valley -- Trap and countertrap -- What next? -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Jackson's plans and marches, May 24, 1862 -- Appendix B: Three days of running battle: the Union response -- Appendix C: Jackson's state of mind at the close of the campaign -- Appendix D: Valley army tables of organization, January to June 1862.The Valley Campaign conducted by Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson has long fascinated those interested in the American Civil War as well as general students of military history, all of whom still question exactly what Jackson did in the Shenandoah in 1862 and how he did it. Since Robert G. Tanner answered many questions in the first edition of Stonewall in the Valley in 1976, he has continued to research the campaign. This edition offers new insights on the most significant moments of Stonewall's Shenandoah triumph. -- from Amazon.com- Subjects: Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863.; Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862.;
- © 2002., Stackpole Books ; Greenhill,
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- Such troops as these : the genius and leadership of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson / by Alexander, Bevin.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Jackson's recipes for victory -- The making of a soldier -- "There stands Jackson like a stone wall" -- Jackson shows a way to victory -- The Shenandoah Valley Campaign -- The disaster of the Seven Days -- Finding a different way to win -- Second Manassas -- Calamity in Maryland -- Hollow victory -- The fatal blow -- Epilogue: the cause lost.Acclaimed military historian Bevin Alexander offers a fresh and cogent analysis of Stonewall Jackson's military genius and reveals how the Civil War might have ended differently if Jackson;s strategies had been adopted. The Civil War of 1861-65 pitted the industrial North against the agricultural South, and remains the most catastrophic conflict in terms of loss of life in American history. With triple the population and eleven times the industry, the Union had a decided advantage over the Confederacy in terms of direct conflict and conventional warfare. One general had the vision of an alternative approach that could win the War for the South--his name was Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. It was Jackson's strategy to always strike at the Union's vulnerabilities, not to challenge its power directly. He won a campaign against the North with a force only a quarter of the size of the Union army, and he was the first commander to recognize the overwhelming defensive power of the new rifles and cannons. With most of its military forces on the offensive in the South, the North was left virtually undefended on its own turf. Jackson believed invading the eastern states along the great industrial corridor from Baltimore to Maine could divide and cripple the Union, forcing surrender. But he failed to convince Confederate president Jefferson Davis or General Robert E. Lee of the viability of his plan. ... Fiercely dedicated to the cause of Southern independence, Jackson would not live to see the end of the War. But his military legacy lives on and finds fitting tribute in this book.- Subjects: Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863.; Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863; Command of troops; Generals;
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- Gods and generals [videorecording] / by Maxwell, Ronald F.; Daniels, Jeff,1955-; Lang, Stephen,1952-; Duvall, Robert.; Sorvino, Mira.; Conway, Kevin.; Faison, Frankie.; London, Jeremy,1972-; Boxleitner, Bruce.; Frizzell, John,1966-; Edelman, Randy.; Shaara, Jeff,1952-; Mace Neufeld Productions (Firm); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Director of photography, Kees van Oostrum ; editor, Corky Ehlers ; music composers, John Frizzell, Randy Edelman ; costume designer, Richard LaMotte ; production designer, Michael Hanan ; visual effects producer, Thomas C. Smith.Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall, Mira Sorvino, Kevin Conway, C. Thomas Howell, Frankie Faison, Jeremy London, Bruce Boxleitner.Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain left behind a quiet life and a career as a college professor to fight for the Union. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was a man of great religious faith who served in the defense of the Confederacy. And Gen. Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate army, was a man who was forced to choose between his loyalty to the United States and his love of the Southern states where he was born and raised. As Chamberlain, Jackson, and Lee are followed through the declaration of war and the battles at Manassas, Antietam, Frederickburg, and Chancellorsville.MPAA rating: PG-13; for sustained battle sequences.DVD-video, region 1; Dolby Digital surround 5.1, DTS; dual layer.System requirements for DVD-ROM features: InterActual player (included); computer running Microsoft Windows 98SE or higher; Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher; Internet connection; DVD-ROM drive; software or hardware DVD player. This DVD will not work in a CD-ROM drive. DVD-ROM features are not available on Apple Macintosh.- Subjects: Shaara, Jeff, 1952-; Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914; Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863; Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870; Feature films.; War films.; Historical films.; Film adaptations.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
- © [2011], c2003., Warner Home Video,
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