Lethal Glory: Dramatic Defeats of the Civil War

By Philip R.N. Katcher

Book Overview

Brother fought against brother, casualties were high, and morale often fell: but because the Rebel and Union forces had roughly similar numbers, they rarely suffered total defeat in battle. These 15... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0304351318
• ISBN13: 9780304351312
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Cassell
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable overall, but with a few flaws ...

15 battles of the Civil War, some well known, others not. I found the book a little slow in the opening couple of chapters and admit to being a little confused at times as to who was who, due to the high level of detail on those commanding the battles at all levels. However I soon settled into what became an easy and enjoyable read. The book gives a good flavour of what the ordinary soldier felt and experienced during some of these mindless assaults, and also of the incompetence at (particularly) middle command levels. My main complaint with the book is with the 15th chapter where the author appears to have "invented" some conversations (looked for sources, couldn't find any) which are so verbose as to border on the unbelievable. However, this aside, I recommend it as an enjoyable reading experience.