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- Publication Date
- 2023-11-29
- Pages
- 248
- ISBN
- 9780807180488
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
LSU Press
ISBN-10
0807180483
ISBN-13
9780807180488
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6060902547
Product Key Features
Book Title
Iron Dice of Battle : Albert Sidney Johnston and the Civil War in the West
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Historical, United States / General, Military
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
18.4 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2023-012376
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Every Civil War figure should be fortunate enough to have such an important book written about his life and career by such an outstanding scholar., Timothy B. Smith explores a man both flawed and formidable, a chess player by choice yet unafraid to 'roll the iron dice.' This is a much-needed modern view of a man of many contradictions., Smith undertakes a painstaking analysis of Albert Sidney Johnston as a man and a soldier, illuminating his dual nature as a careful chess player and an impulsive gambler, and how it led him to the disasters of 1862. A truly fresh and perceptive study of perhaps the greatest might-have-been of the western Confederacy., Two things in particular stand out in Smith's work: his measured approach to the failings of Johnston as a commander, and his treatment of the 'what ifs' regarding Johnston's death and the fate of the Confederate West. . . . Overall, Smith's study of Johnston is truly outstanding and should be considered one of the most important works regarding not only Johnston but also the Civil War West., In what the author terms a 'think-piece' (as opposed to a full biography), Smith presents a clearly focused and strongly analytical study of Johnston's personality and generalship. . . . The Iron Dice of Battle is a forcefully argued study of leadership. The author is especially effective in dealing with Johnston's personality, the geography of military operations in the western theater, and complex strategic problems. His approach could well be applied to several other Civil War commanders.
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Dewey Decimal
973.7092
Synopsis
Killed in action at the bloody Battle of Shiloh, Confederate general Albert Sidney Johnston stands as the highest-ranking American military officer to die in combat. His unexpected demise had cascading negative consequences for the South?s war effort, as his absence created a void in adequate leadership in the years that followed. In The Iron Dice of Battle , noted Civil War historian Timothy B. Smith reexamines Johnston?s life and death, offering remarkable insights into this often-contradictory figure. As a commander, Johnston frequently faced larger and better-armed Union forces, dramatically shaping his battlefield decisions and convincing him that victory could only be attained by taking strategic risks while fighting. The final wager came while leading his army at Shiloh in April 1862. During a desperate gambit to turn the tide of battle, Johnston charged to the front of the Confederate line to direct his troops and fell mortally wounded after sustaining enemy fire. The first work to survey the general?s career in detail in nearly sixty years, The Iron Dice of Battle builds on recent scholarship to provide a new and incisive assessment of Johnston?s life, his Confederate command, and the effect his death had on the course of the Civil War in the West., Killed in action at the bloody Battle of Shiloh, Confederate general Albert Sidney Johnston stands as the highest-ranking American military officer to die in combat. His unexpected demise had cascading negative consequences for the South's war effort, as his absence created a void in adequate leadership in the years that followed. In The Iron Dice of Battle , noted Civil War historian Timothy B. Smith reexamines Johnston's life and death, offering remarkable insights into this often-contradictory figure. As a commander, Johnston frequently faced larger and better-armed Union forces, dramatically shaping his battlefield decisions and convincing him that victory could only be attained by taking strategic risks while fighting. The final wager came while leading his army at Shiloh in April 1862. During a desperate gambit to turn the tide of battle, Johnston charged to the front of the Confederate line to direct his troops and fell mortally wounded after sustaining enemy fire. The first work to survey the general's career in detail in nearly sixty years, The Iron Dice of Battle builds on recent scholarship to provide a new and incisive assessment of Johnston's life, his Confederate command, and the effect his death had on the course of the Civil War in the West.
LC Classification Number
E467.1.J73S65 2024
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