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The Long Road to Antietam: How the Civil War Became a Revolution
by Richard Slotkin
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A masterful account of the Civil War's turning point in the tradition of James McPherson's Crossroads of Freedom.
In the summer of 1862, after a year of protracted fi
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MrSlotkin..dwells..on..McClellan's..political..philosophy,..which..was..at..odds..with..his..Commander-in-Chief,..Abraham..LincolnIt.is.well-written,.which.is.great,.but.that.best.bit.is.that.it.reframes.the.early.Civil.War.as.a.political.as.well.as.military.conflictThe...North...largely...was...opposed...to...Negro...equality,...and...the...South...was...strengthened...in...its...resistance...once...Confederates...understand...Lincoln's...resolve...to...destroy...slavery...completely(McClellan’s.nickname.was.“Young.Napoleon,".but.reading.Slotkin’s.book.I.imagined.him.as.an.unholy.combination.of.Alvy.Singer.and.Douglas.MacArthur.).“He.would.come.to.see.his.elevation.as.providential,".writes.Slotkin,.“and.would.interpret.his.successes.and.failures.as.signals.of.God’s.intentions.toward.the.American.republicHe...too...recognized...the...need...for...stronger...armies...and...more...aggressive...military...offensivesIf..McClellan..had..attacked..that..afternoon..--..given..the..advantages..of..Lees..defensive..position,..and..McClellans..defects..as..a..tactical..commander....he..might..well..have..driven..Lee..from..his..lines..and..forced..him..to..retreatOct...03,...2013...Brian...rated...it...really...liked...it...Shelves:...history...Richard...Slotkin...provides...a...nice...addition...to...any...Civil...War...library...with...his...compelling...book...-...The...Long...Road...to...Antietam---...The...Long...Road...to...Antietam:...How...the...Civil...War...Became...a...Revolution...by...Richard...SlotkinWhat.makes.even.his.unsurprising.conclusions.unfold.at.such.a.gripping.pace.is.his.great.gift.for.narrativeI...have...visited...the...Antietam...National...Battlefield...many...times,...and...I...am...glad...when...I...find...a...book...that...has...something...new...to...say...about...the...Maryland...CampaignWhy...was...this?Slotkin..recounts..his..meticulous..research..clearly,..successfully..walks..the..delicate..line..between..expressing..his..well-founded..opinions..while..maintaining..a..rule..of..historical..objectivity,..and..imparts..information..in..a..way..that..is..at..times..riveting,..humorous,..infuriating,..and..triumphantRichard.Slotkin.has.penned.an.excellent,.if.purposely.controversial,.look.at.McClellan,.Lincoln,.Lee.and.Davis,.and.the.war.in.the.East.in.the.summer.of.1862.that.culminated.in.the.indecisive.bloodbath.along.Antietam.CreekInside..are..three..cigarsRandy..Dotinga..Christian..Science..Monitor..A..riveting,..perceptive..analysis..of..the..Civil..War..campaigns..of..1862,..of..the..reasoning..behind..the..Emancipation..Proclamation..and..of..the..complex..power..struggle..between..President..Abraham..Lincoln..and..the..35-year-old..Union..Commander..of..the..Army..of..the..Potomac,..GenAug..03,..2012..Derek..Weese..rated..it..really..liked..it..Thanks..to..the..sesquicentennial..of..the..American..Civil..War..there..are..plenty..of..books..being..published..on..the..Civil..War..especially..it's..military..eventsThe..book..may..well..have..value..to..readers..who..study..the..Civil..War,..but..I..wouldn't..recommend..it..for..a..more..casual..readerThe.stakes.were.worth.the.gambleBut...after...3,600...Americans...died...fighting...outside...a...farming...village...on...the...banks...of...Antietam...Creek,...Lincoln...would...issue...the...Emancipation...Proclamation,...a...radical...document...that...ended...any...hope...of...reconciliationMcClellanIf.issued.then,.the.South.would.have.had.six.months.to.come.to.termsDavis..had..a..reasonably..good..grasp..of..military..matters,..while..Lee..was..a..quality..general..with..no..real..political..agenda..(even..if..his..strategic..vision..had..its..limits)First,.lets.examine.some.of.the.weaknesses.of.the.workIn.The.Long.Road.to.Antietam,.Richard.Slotkin,.a.renowned.cultural.historian,.reexamines.the.challenges.that.Lincoln.encountered.during.that.anguished.summer.150.years.agoThe...battle...itself...is...covered...extensivelyAfter.the.battle.everything.changed.and.the.goal.became.to.annhilate.the.slavocracy.The.historical.irony.of.the.situation.is.that.George.McClellan,.the.Union.commander.of.the.Army.of.the.Potomac,.himself.strongly.felt.that.the.North's.strategy.should.be.to.bring.the.South.to.a.negotiated.settlementSecession...was...a...revolutionary...act,...which...fractured...the...order...of...constitutional...government,...and...made...the...most...radical...political...actions...seem...plausibleClose,...but...no...cigarI...am...not...a...Civil...War...buff,...and...I...don't...much...care...for...historical...works...that...focus...on...military...battles...and...tacticsSlatkin..points..out..that..during..the..Civil..War,..McClellan..did..not..support..Lincoln's..policies..and..sought..to..overturn..themThere.are.so.many.far.superior.books.that.have.addressed.the.campaigns.of.1862.and.about.a.billion.on.Antietam 8c982d30e9
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