Taken at the Flood: Robert E. Lee and Confederate Strategy in the Maryland Campaign of 1862

by Joseph L. Harsh

Book Overview

Complementing Confederate Tide Rising, which covers the origins of the Maryland campaign, Taken at the Flood is a detailed account of the military campaign itself. It focuses on military policy and strategy and the context necessary to understand that strategy. A fair appraisal of the campaign requires a full appraisal of the circumstances under which the two commanders, Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan, labored. Harsh attempts to discover what...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606351885
• ISBN13: 9781606351888
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Kent State University Press
• Length: 649 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"