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by Albert Castel (Author)
Winning and Losing in the Civil War collects fifteen of the most influential short writings by accomplished Civil War historian Albert Castel, each presented with his trademark wit, style, and analytical precision. The author expounds on some of the most provocative, arresting issues surrounding the war, including the dispute over inevitability of Northern victory and the question of Lee's greatness on and off the battlefield. Castel contemplates presidents and mules, generals and guerrillas, lovers and haters, facts and opinions, actualities and probabilities. In addition, he uses the volume as a forum for reflecting on his role as historian, identifying the primary problem facing present-day practitioners of Civil War historiography, and illumining what remains to be accomplished in this heavily tilled but ever-popular field of scholarly inquiry.
Front Jacket
Reflections, rejoinders, and rigorous scholarship from the winner of the 1992 Lincoln Prize
Back Jacket
Reflections, rejoinders, and rigorous scholarship from the winner of the 1992 Lincoln Prize
Author Biography
Widely recognized as one of the leading authorities on the Civil War, Albert Castel is a professional historian who resides in Hillsdale, Michigan. His other books include Bloody Bill Anderson: The Short, Savage Life of a Civil War Guerrilla and Articles of War: Winners, Losers, and Some Who Were Both During the Civil War.
