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Stephen Davis A Long and Bloody Task (Paperback) Emerging Civil War Series. Title: A Long and Bloody Task. Format: Paperback. Subtitle: The Atlanta Campaign from Dalton through Kennesaw to the Chattahoochee, May 5July 18, 1864. Genre: History. Item Length: 152mm. Item Height: 229mm. Further DetailsTitle: A Long and Bloody Task Condition: New Description: Spring of 1864 brought a whole new war to the Western Theater, with new commanders and what would become a new style of warfare. Federal armies, perched in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after their stunning victories there the previous fall, poised on the edge of Georgia for the first time in the war.Atlanta sat in the far distance. Major General William T. Sherman, newly elevated to command the Union’s western armies, eyed it covetously—the South’s last great untouched prize. “Get into the interior of the enemy’s country as far as you can, inflicting all the damage you can against their War resources,” his superior, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, ordered.But if Atlanta sat some 100 miles away as the crow flies, it lay more than 140 miles away for the marching Federal armies, which had to navigate snaking roads and treacherous mountain passes.Blocking the way, too, was the Confederate Army of Tennessee, commanded by one of the Confederacy’s most defensiveminded generals, Joseph E. Johnston. All Johnston had to do, as Sherman moved through hostile territory, was slow the Federal advance long enough to find the perfect opportunity to strike.And so began the last great campaign in the West: Sherman’s long and bloody task.The acknowledged expert on all things related to the battle of Atlanta, historian Steve Davis has lived in the area his entire life, and in A Long and Bloody Task, he tells the tale of the Atlanta campaign as only a native can. He brings his Southern sensibility to the Emerging Civil War Series, known for its engaging storytelling and accessible approach to history. Author: Stephen Davis EAN: 9781611213171 Format: Paperback Country/Region of Manufacture: US ISBN: 9781611213171 Publisher: Savas Beatie Release Date: 08/15/2016 Language: English Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 152mm Genre: History Subtitle: The Atlanta Campaign from Dalton through Kennesaw to the Chattahoochee, May 5July 18, 1864 Topic: Military History, Law & Politics Series: Emerging Civil War Series Release Year: 2016 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
