John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence

by Richard M. McMurry

Book Overview

John Bell Hood, a native of Kentucky bred on romantic notions of the Old South and determined to model himself on Robert E. Lee, had a tragic military career, no less interesting for being calamitous. After conspicuous bravery in leading a Texas brigade, he rose in the ranks to become the youngest of the full generals of the Confederacy. The misfortune in store for Hood, a far better fighter than a strategist, illus-trates the strain and risks of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813114578
• ISBN13: 9780813114576
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.