Description: The Iron Dice of Battle by Timothy B. Smith 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. In The Iron Dice of Battle, noted Civil War historian Timothy Smith reexamines Johnstons life and death, offering remarkable insights into this often-contradictory figure. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 Souths 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 Johnstons 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 generals career in detail in nearly sixty years, The Iron Dice of Battle builds on recent scholarship to provide a new and incisive assessment of Johnstons life, his Confederate command, and the effect his death had on the course of the Civil War in the West. Author Biography Timothy B. Smith is the author of eighteen books on the American Civil War, including Early Struggles for Vicksburg: The Mississippi Central Campaign and Chickasaw Bayou, October 25–December 31, 1862. Review 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." - John F. Marszalek, author of Commander of All Lincolns Armies: A Life of General Henry W. Halleck"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." - Larry J. Daniel, author of Engineering in the Confederate Heartland"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." - Sam Davis Elliott, author of Isham G. Harris of Tennessee: Confederate Governor and United States Senator Details ISBN0807180483 Author Timothy B. Smith Pages 248 Year 2023 ISBN-13 9780807180488 Format Hardcover Subtitle Albert Sidney Johnston and the Civil War in the West Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2023-11-29 NZ Release Date 2023-11-29 UK Release Date 2023-11-29 Publisher Louisiana State University Press Imprint Louisiana State University Press Place of Publication Baton Rouge ISBN-10 0807180483 Audience General Illustrations 10 halftones, 6 maps DEWEY 973.73092 Publication Date 2023-11-30 US Release Date 2023-11-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:157537762;
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