Failure to Pursue: How the Escape of Defeated Forces Prolonged the Civil War

by David Frey

Was the Civil War preordained to last four years or were there reasons why neither side could land a knockout punch? From the outset, both North and South had anticipated a brief conflict but despite more than 50 bloody battles neither could force a decisive conclusion. For most of the war, these battles followed a pattern: the victors claimed the field and the vanquished retreated to rest, resupply and fight another day.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476666695
• ISBN13: 9781476666693
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher