Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
In March 1847, eight thousand soldiers led by General Winfield Scott are delivered on the beaches of Vera Cruz to confront General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. The Americans fight their way inland, toward Mexico City. Cut off from communication and their only supply line, the Americans become trapped behind enemy lines. Scott is aided by Robert E. Lee, an engineer who will become a hero and whose destiny as a soldier becomes clear.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Portrait of Lee as a brilliant general, a devoted family man, and principled gentleman who disliked slavery and disagreed with secession, yet who refused command of the Union Army in 1861 because he could not "draw his sword" against his beloved Virginia. Well-rounded and realistic, Clouds of Glory analyzes Lee's command during the Civil War and explores his responsibility for the fatal stalemate at Antietam, his defeat at Gettysburg (as well the...
Author
Language
English
Description
A fascinating narrative-and a bold new thesis in the study of the Civil War-that suggests Robert E. Lee had a heretofore undiscovered strategy at Gettysburg that, if successful, could have crushed the Union forces and changed the outcome of the war.The Battle of Gettysburg is the pivotal moment when the Union forces repelled perhaps America's greatest commander-the brilliant Robert E. Lee, who had already thrashed a long line of Federal opponents-just...
Author
Language
English
Description
On the eve of the Civil War, one soldier embodied the legacy of George Washington and the hopes of leaders across a divided land. Both North and South knew Robert E. Lee as the son of George Washington's most famous eulogist and the son-in-law of Washington's adopted child. Each side sought his service for high command. Lee could choose only one. Here, former White House speechwriter Jonathan Horn reveals how the officer most associated with Washington...
Author
Physical Desc
xii, 588 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the acclaimed author of Gettysburg: The Last Invasion -- a sweeping, singularly immediate, and intimate biography of the Confederate general and his fateful decision to betray his nation in order to defend his home state and uphold the slave system he claimed to oppose"--
Author
Physical Desc
xv, 600 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, plans ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
General Robert E. Lee's army was a surprise to almost everyone: With daring early victories and an invasion into the North, they nearly managed to convince the North to give up the fight. Astonishingly, after 150 years of scholarship, there are still some major surprises about the Army of Northern Virginia. Historian Joseph T. Glatthaar draws on sources assembled over two decades--from letters and diaries, to official war records, to a new, definitive...
14) The Civil War
Author
Series
Physical Desc
160 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Reveals how six historical figures interacted with each other to influence the outcome of the Civil War, sharing background information and key accomplishments for such individuals as Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Clara Barton.
Author
Series
Physical Desc
72 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides information about the battles that occurred during the early years of the Civil War, including the First and Second Battles of Bull Run, the Seven Days' Battles, the Battle of Antietam, and others, and features maps, illustrations, and profiles of Union and Confederate leaders.
Author
Physical Desc
xiii, 446 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Nearly all of the Civil War's greatest soldiers were forged in the heat of Vera Cruz and Monterrey. The Mexican War has faded from our national memory, but it was a struggle of enormous significance: it was the first U.S war waged on foreign soil; and it nearly doubled our nation's land area. At this fascinating juncture of American history, a group of young men came together to fight as friends, only years later to fight as enemies. This is their...
Author
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In a forceful but humane narrative, former soldier and head of the West Point history department Ty Seidule's Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy--and explores why some of this country's oldest wounds have never healed. Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert E. Lee. From his southern childhood to his service in the U.S. Army, every part of his life reinforced the Lost Cause myth: that Lee was the greatest man...
Looking for an older book we don’t have?
Printed books not owned by Santa Fe Public Library that were released more than 6 months ago can be requested from other Interlibrary Loan libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup. Limit: 3 per calendar month.
Looking for a newer item we don’t have?
Suggest the library purchase a new book, DVD, audiobook, or music CD through your account. Limit: 30 active requests at a time. Submit Purchase Suggestion