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Of all the dramatic events that transpired during the Civil War, the end of the war in April 1865 brought perhaps the most remarkable of them all, and they came in such quick succession that it's still hard to believe nearly 150 years later.
On April 2, the long siege of Petersburg by Ulysses S. Grant ended with Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia finally having its line broken, forcing Lee to retreat and give up Richmond in the process. Lee's battered army began stumbling toward a rail depot in the hopes of avoiding being surrounded by Union forces and picking up much-needed food rations. While Grant's army continued to chase Lee's retreating army westward, the Confederate government sought to escape across the Deep South. On April 4 President Lincoln entered Richmond and toured the home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
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The Civil War represented a momentous change in the character of war. It combined the projection of military might across a continent on a scale never before seen with an unprecedented mass mobilization of peoples. Yet despite the revolutionizing aspects of the Civil War, its leaders faced the same uncertainties that have vexed combatants since the days of Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Book about Conclusions
- De Terry Masters en 10-18-17
De: Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh, y otros
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The 10 Biggest Civil War Blunders
- De: Edward H. Bonekemper III
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 7 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 246
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 219
What makes the Civil War so fascinating is that it presents an endless number of "what if" scenarios - moments when the outcome of the war (and therefore world history) hinged on a single small mistake or omission. In this audiobook, Civil War historian Edward Bonekemper highlights the 10 biggest Civil War blunders, focusing in on intimate moments of military indecision and inaction involving great generals like Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and William T. Sherman as well as less effective generals such as George B. McClellan and Benjamin Butler.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mistakes or Missed Opportunities a Better Title
- De Anonymous User en 05-10-21
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Lincoln's Lieutenants
- The High Command of the Army of the Potomac
- De: Stephen W. Sears
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 32 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 172
The high command of the Army of the Potomac was a changeable, often dysfunctional band of brothers, going through the fires of war under seven commanding generals in three years, until Grant came east in 1864. The men in charge all too frequently appeared to be fighting against the administration in Washington instead of for it, increasingly cast as political pawns facing down a vindictive congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good, but not what I thought
- De Paul S. en 08-10-17
De: Stephen W. Sears
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The Seven Days
- The Emergence of Robert E. Lee and the Dawn of a Legend
- De: Clifford Dowdey
- Narrado por: Nicholas Tecosky
- Duración: 12 h y 39 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 141
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 132
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 132
The Seven Days Campaign was a series of battles fought near Richmond at the end of June 1862. General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia had routed General George B. McClellan’s Army of the Potomac. Depriving McClellan of a military decision meant the war would continue for two more years. The Seven Days depicts a critical turning point in the Civil War that would ingrain Robert E. Lee in history as one of the finest generals of all time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Seven Days:A different Title would work
- De Margaret Harley en 09-10-21
De: Clifford Dowdey
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The Early Morning of War: Bull Run, 1861 (Campaigns and Commanders Series)
- De: Edward G. Longacre
- Narrado por: Aaron Killian
- Duración: 22 h y 31 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 44
When Union and Confederate forces squared off along Bull Run on July 21, 1861, the Federals expected this first major military campaign would bring an early end to the Civil War. But when Confederate troops launched a strong counterattack, both sides realized the war would be longer and costlier than anticipated. First Bull Run, or First Manassas, set the stage for four years of bloody conflict that forever changed the political, social, and economic fabric of the nation. It also introduced the commanders, tactics, and weaponry that would define the American way of war through the turn of the twentieth century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best book of this early battle
- De Bradley Behrhorst en 09-02-22
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The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume I, Fort Sumter to Perryville
- De: Shelby Foote
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 42 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,201
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,914
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,907
The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume 1 begins one of the most remarkable works of history ever fashioned. All the great battles are here, of course, from Bull Run through Shiloh, the Seven Days Battles, and Antietam, but so are the smaller ones: Ball's Bluff, Fort Donelson, Pea Ridge, Island Ten, New Orleans, and Monitor versus Merrimac.
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5 out of 5 stars
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OUTSTANDING! I'M PROUD TO BE A BLACK AMERICAN!!
- De The Louligan en 08-22-13
De: Shelby Foote
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The Leadership of Ulysses S. Grant
- A General Who Will Fight
- De: Harry S. Laver
- Narrado por: J. Scott Bennett
- Duración: 6 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 42
A General Who Will Fight is a detailed study of leadership that explores Grant's rise from undisciplined cadet to commanding general of the United States Army. Some experts have attributed Grant's success to superior manpower and technology, to the help he received from other Union armies, or even to a ruthless willingness to sacrifice his own men. Harry S. Laver, however, refutes these arguments and reveals that the only viable explanation for Grant's success lies in his leadership skill, professional competence, and unshakable resolve.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A quick focus on a interesting man
- De cosmitron en 07-11-18
De: Harry S. Laver
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Collision of Empires
- The War on the Eastern Front in 1914
- De: Prit Buttar
- Narrado por: Roger Clark
- Duración: 21 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 330
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 282
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 281
The fighting that raged in the East during the First World War was every bit as fierce as that on the Western Front, but the titanic clashes between three towering empires - Russia, Austro-Hungary, and Germany - remains a comparatively unknown facet of the Great War. With the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the war in 2014, Collision of Empires is a timely expose of the bitter fighting on this forgotten front - a clash that would ultimately change the face of Europe forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best book non-fiction book ever on the Eastern Front in 1914
- De HistoricalReader en 01-31-18
De: Prit Buttar
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The Coming Fury
- The Centennial History of the Civil War, Volume 1
- De: Bruce Catton
- Narrado por: Nelson Runger
- Duración: 20 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 811
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 715
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 710
> The New York Times hailed this trilogy as “one of the greatest historical accomplishments of our time”. With stunning detail and insights, America’s foremost Civil War historian recreates the war from its opening months to its final, bloody end. Each volume delivers a complete listening experience. The Coming Fury (Volume 1) covers the split Democratic Convention in the spring of 1860 to the first battle of Bull Run.
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5 out of 5 stars
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History As It Should Be
- De Bryan en 07-19-11
De: Bruce Catton
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A Campaign of Giants: The Battle for Petersburg, Volume 1
- From the Crossing of the James to the Crater
- De: A. Wilson Greene, Gary W. W. Gallagher - foreword
- Narrado por: Paul Woodson
- Duración: 25 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Grinding, bloody, and ultimately decisive, the Petersburg Campaign was the Civil War's longest and among its most complex. Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee squared off for more than nine months in their struggle for Petersburg, the key to the Confederate capital at Richmond. Featuring some of the war's most notorious battles, the campaign played out against a backdrop of political drama and crucial fighting elsewhere, with massive costs for soldiers and civilians alike.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well documented and fills a big gap
- De Ripley en 10-29-24
De: A. Wilson Greene, y otros
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Sun Tzu at Gettysburg
- Ancient Military Wisdom in the Modern World
- De: Bevin Alexander
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini
- Duración: 7 h y 55 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 85
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 67
Imagine the impact on world history if Robert E. Lee had listened to General Longstreet at Gettysburg and withdrawn to higher ground instead of sending Pickett uphill against the entrenched Union line. Or if Napolon, at Waterloo, had avoided mistakes he'd never made before. The advice that would have changed the outcome of these crucial battles is found in a book on strategy written centuries before Christ was born.
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4 out of 5 stars
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How Different History Could Be
- De Lifeisshort en 09-13-14
De: Bevin Alexander
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Grant Moves South
- De: Bruce Catton
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 17 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 263
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 238
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 237
A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian's acclaimed Civil War history of the complex man and controversial Union commander whose battlefield brilliance ensured the downfall of the Confederacy. Preeminent Civil War historian Bruce Catton narrows his focus on commander Ulysses S. Grant, whose bold tactics and relentless dedication to the Union ultimately ensured a Northern victory in the nation's bloodiest conflict.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Riveting history with a great narration
- De Roberta Rothwell en 01-11-18
De: Bruce Catton
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1777
- The Year of the Hangman
- De: John S. Pancake
- Narrado por: Robert Thaler
- Duración: 13 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 38
A revisionist view of the Revolution's most crucial year...it explodes many of the myths surrounding Burgoyne's Canadian expedition and Howe's Pennsylvania campaign. There is a wealth of fascinating detail in this book, including information on arms and supplies, rations for women camp followers, and even the numbers of carts (30-odd) carrying Burgoyne's luggage.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Good
- De William en 08-22-16
De: John S. Pancake
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General George Washington
- A Military Life
- De: Edward G. Lengel
- Narrado por: Jack Garrett
- Duración: 20 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 59
This comprehensive military biography of George Washington entertainingly examines Washington's capacity as a military leader. Acclaimed historian Edward G. Lengel, an associate editor of the University of Virginia's Papers of George Washington project, bases this engrossing work on the most extensive collection of Washington's personal correspondence.
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3 out of 5 stars
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an embarassment of richs about the Revolution
- De D. Littman en 07-03-05
De: Edward G. Lengel
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The Battle of Leipzig: The History and Legacy of the Biggest Battle of the Napoleonic Wars
- De: Charles River Editors
- Narrado por: Phillip J. Mather
- Duración: 1 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Two military setbacks, on a scale unprecedented in history, were required before the high tide of Napoleon's success began to ebb towards the final denouement of the Hundred Days and the famous Battle of Waterloo. The failed Russian invasion set the stage for the second defeat at Leipzig, which essentially sealed the fate of Napoleon's empire. The four-day Battle of Leipzig in October 1813, dubbed the "Battle of the Nations", essentially determined the course the Napoleonic Wars took from that moment forward.
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Clouds of Glory
- The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee
- De: Michael Korda
- Narrado por: Jack Garrett
- Duración: 32 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 989
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 885
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 874
In Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee, Michael Korda, the New York Times best-selling biographer of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ulysses S. Grant, and T. E. Lawrence, has written the first major biography of Lee in nearly 20 years, bringing to life America's greatest and most iconic hero. Korda paints a vivid and admiring portrait of Lee as a general and a devoted family man
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good But Not Great
- De David Wardell en 05-12-15
De: Michael Korda
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Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
- De: Ulysses S. Grant
- Narrado por: Robin Field
- Duración: 29 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,589
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,345
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,341
Among the autobiographies of great military figures, Ulysses S. Grant’s is certainly one of the finest, and it is arguably the most notable literary achievement of any American president: a lucid, compelling, and brutally honest chronicle of triumph and failure. From his frontier boyhood, to his heroics in battle, to the grinding poverty from which the Civil War ironically rescued him, these memoirs are a mesmerizing, deeply moving account of a brilliant man told with great courage.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Surprisingly funny and very informative.
- De Trent en 08-20-12
De: Ulysses S. Grant