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Politiker in Uniform: General Lew Wallace und der Bürgerkrieg

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ISBN
9780806161952
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Name
Politician in Uniform : General Lew Wallace and the Civil War
Item Height
1in
Author
Christopher R. Mortenson
Item Length
9in
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
22.1 Oz
Number of Pages
298 Pages

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Lew Wallace (1827-1905) won fame for his novel, Ben-Hur , and for his negotiations with William H. Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, during the Lincoln County Wars of 1878-81. He was a successful lawyer, a notable Indiana politician, and a capable military administrator. And yet, as history and his own memoir tell us, Wallace would have traded all these accolades for a moment of military glory in the Civil War to save the Union. Where previous accounts have sought to discredit or defend Wallace's performance as a general in the war, Christopher R. Mortenson takes a more nuanced approach in Politician in Uniform. Combining military biography, historical analysis, and political insight, the book offers an expanded and balanced view of Wallace's military career--and offers the reader a new understanding of the experience of a voluntary general like Lew Wallace. A rising politician from Indiana, Wallace became a Civil War general through his political connections. While he had much success as a regimental commander, he ran into trouble at the brigade and division levels. A natural rivalry and tension between West Pointers and political generals might have accounted for some of this, but many of his difficulties, as Mortenson shows us, were of Wallace's own making. A temperamental officer with a "rough" conception of manhood, Wallace often found his mentors wanting, disrespected his superiors, and vigorously sought opportunities for glorious action in the field, only to perform poorly when given the chance. Despite his flaws, Mortenson notes, Wallace contributed both politically and militarily to the war effort--in the fight for Fort Donelson and at the Battle of Shiloh, in the defense of Cincinnati and southern Indiana, and in the administration of Baltimore and the Middle Department. Detailing these and other instances of Wallace's success along with his weaknesses and failures, Mortenson provides an unusually thorough, and instructive picture of this complicated character in his military service. His book clearly demonstrates the unique complexities of evaluating the performance of a politician in uniform.

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Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN-10
0806161957
ISBN-13
9780806161952
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8038442101

Product Key Features

Author
Christopher R. Mortenson
Publication Name
Politician in Uniform : General Lew Wallace and the Civil War
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
298 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
22.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
E467.1.W2m67 2019
Reviews
"Christopher R. Mortenson provides readers with an excellent reconsideration of Wallace's military career. With its clear descriptions and analysis of Wallace's actions on and off the battlefield and its insights into the ambitions and perspectives that drove Wallace's efforts and fueled the various controversies that arose from them-- Politician in Uniform effectively reminds us that, in many ways, the American Civil War truly was 'a continuation of politics.'"-- Ethan S. Rafuse , author of Robert E. Lee and the Fall of the Confederacy, 1863-1865 and editor of Corps Commanders in Blue: Union Major Generals in the Civil War ., "Christopher R. Mortenson provides readers with an excellent reconsideration of Wallace's military career. With its clear descriptions and analysis of Wallace's actions on and off the battlefield and its insights into the ambitions and perspectives that drove Wallace's efforts and fueled the various controversies that arose from them, Politician in Uniform effectively reminds us that, in many ways, the American Civil War truly was 'a continuation of politics.'"-- Ethan S. Rafuse , author of Robert E. Lee and the Fall of the Confederacy, 1863-1865 and editor of Corps Commanders in Blue: Union Major Generals in the Civil War ., "Christopher B. Mortenson provides readers with an excellent reconsideration of Wallace's military career. With its clear descriptions and analysis of Wallace's actions on and off the battlefield and its insights into the ambitions and perspectives that drove Wallace's efforts and fueled the various controversies that arose from them-- Politician in Uniform effectively reminds us that, in many ways, the American Civil War truly was 'a continuation of politics.'"-- Ethan S. Rafuse , author of Robert E. Lee and the Fall of the Confederacy, 1863-1865 and editor of Corps Commanders in Blue: Union Major Generals in the Civil War ., "Christopher Mortenson has captured the totality of the war service of a man better known for his political intentions than his battlefield prowess. This is an outstanding study of an exceptionally complicated figure. Politician in Uniform deserves a place on the shelf of anyone interested in Civil War leadership, command, and the intersection of politics and military operations."-- Paul Springer , author of America's Captives: Treatment of POWs from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror, "Christopher Mortenson has captured the totality of the war service of a man more well-known for his political intentions than his battlefield prowess. This is an outstanding study of an exceptionally complicated figure; Politician in Uniform deserves a place on the shelf of anyone interested in Civil War leadership, command, and the intersection of politics and military operations."-- Paul Springer , author of America's Captives: Treatment of POWs from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror
Copyright Date
2019
Topic
United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / United States, Political, Military
Lccn
2018-027387
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History

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