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Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xi, 672 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Description
An account of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's rise to prominence during the Civil War.
"Stonewall Jackson has long been a figure of legend and romance. As much as any person in the Confederate pantheon, even Robert E. Lee, he embodies the romantic Southern notion of the virtuous lost cause. Jackson is also considered, without argument, one of our country's greatest military figures. His brilliance at the art of war tied Abraham Lincoln and the...
Author
Series
Civil War trilogy (Jeff Shaara) volume 1
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
xii, 498 pages : maps ; 21 cm
Description
The extraordinary lives, passions, and careers of four great military leaders--Stonewall Jackson, Winfield Scott Hancock, Joshua Chamberlain, and Robert E. Lee--come to a climax as Union and Confederate forces clash on the battlefields of the Civil War. A worthy companion to The Killer Angels . . . Shaara brilliantly charts the war, the exploits of the combatants and their motivations. He also concisely shows how the early parts of the campaign unfolded....
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwood
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
xvii, 204 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
"Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson was one of the greatest generals of the Civil War and remains an iconic figure of American history. This book offers a complete yet concise account of Jackson's life and career, illuminating the forces and events that shaped both. The study is organized chronologically, beginning with Jackson's hardscrabble upbringing in the mountains of western Virginia. It follows him through the experiences that brought him to 1861,...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2006
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (254, 219 minutes) : sound (stereo), color ; 12 cm.
Description
Gettysburg: Civil War drama depicting the events and personal struggles of the Union and Confederate soldiers at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Gods and generals: Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain left behind a quiet life and a career as a college professor to fight for the Union. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was a man of great religious faith who served in the defense of the Confederacy. And Gen. Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate army, was a man...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (219 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain left behind a quiet life and a career as a college professor to fight for the Union. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was a man of great religious faith who served in the defense of the Confederacy. And Gen. Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate army, was a man who was forced to choose between his loyalty to the United States and his love of the Southern states where he was born and raised. Chamberlain, Jackson, and...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray disc (219 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain left behind a quiet life and a career as a college professor to fight for the Union. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was a man of great religious faith who served in the defense of the Confederacy. Gen. Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate army, was a man who was forced to choose between his loyalty to the United States and his love of the Southern states where he was born and raised. These three military leaders,...
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