CASTEL, ALBERT WITH SIMPSON, BROOKS D.

Victors In Blue: How Union Generals Fought The Confederates, Battled Each Other, And Won The Civil War.

University Press of Kansas, Lawrence: 2011. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. Make no mistake, the Confederacy had the will and valor to fight. But the Union had the manpower, the money, the matŽriel, and, most important, the generals. Although the South had arguably the best commander in the Civil War in Robert E. Lee, the North's full house beat their one-of-a-kind. Flawed individually, the Union's top officers nevertheless proved collectively superior across a diverse array of battlefields and ultimately produced a victory for the Union. Now acclaimed author Albert Castel brings his inimitable style, insight, and wit to a new reconsideration of these generals. With the assistance of Brooks Simpson, another leading light in this field, Castel has produced a remarkable capstone volume to a distinguished career. In it, he reassesses how battles and campaigns forged a decisive Northern victory, reevaluates the generalship of the victors, and lays bare the sometimes vicious rivalries among the Union generals and their effect on the war. From Shiloh to the Shenandoah, Chickamauga to Chattanooga, Castel provides fresh accounts of how the Union commanders: especially Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Thomas, and Meade but also Halleck, Schofield, and Rosecrans : outmaneuvered and outfought their Confederate opponents. He asks of each why he won: Was it through superior skill, strength of arms, enemy blunders, or sheer chance? What were his objectives and how did he realize them? Did he accomplish more or less than could be expected under the circumstances? And if less, what could he have done to achieve more: and why did he not do it? Castel also sheds new light on the war within the war: the intense rivalries in the upper ranks, complicated by the presence in the army of high-ranking non-West Pointers with political wagons attached to the stars on their shoulders. A decade in the writing, Victors in Blue brims with novel, even outrageous interpretations that are sure to stir debate. As certain as the Union achieved victory, it will inform, provoke, and enliven sesquicentennial discussions of the Civil War. Stimulating and controversial, Victors in Blue provides a pleasing narrative that is at once a clear overview of the war's military operations and a fascinating examination of its great commanders.--Steven E. Woodworth, author of This Great Struggle: America's Civil War A succinct account, by an accomplished historian known for his common sense and perceptive insight, that provides an outstanding view of the leading Union generals amid the high drama of our Civil War.--Wiley Sword, author of Confederacy's Last Hurrah: Spring Hill, Franklin, and Nashville Insightfully written with eloquence and wit, Victors in Blue is a pleasure to read.--William C. Davis, author of Lincoln's Men and Jefferson Davis Albert Castel is the author of numerous books, including the Lincoln Prize-winning Decision in the West: The Atlanta Campaign of 1864; Tom Taylor's Civil War; and Civil War Kansas: Reaping the Whirlwind. Brooks D. Sipson is professor of history at Arizona State University and the author of Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph over Adversity, 1822-1865; Let Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and Reconstruction, 1861-1868; and The Reconstruction Presidents.
¶ 392 pages.

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Book number: 74298X1

Catalogue: UNITED STATES CIVIL WAR

Keywords: ( Confederatacy Battles . Military Shiloh Ulysses S. Grant William Tercumseh Sherman Sheridan Thomas George H. Meade Halleck Schofield Rosecrans Shenandoah Chickamauga Chattanooga ).

FUTRELL, ROBERT FRANK; MOSELEY, LAWSON S. , BRIG. GEN. ; SIMPSON, ALBERT F.,

The United States Air Force in Korea, 1950-1953.

New York, Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1961. 1st. Hardcover., Vg/G Paper Darkened & Lightly Soiled. Dj Sunned. Pages: 774. Dj Lightly Edgeworn, in Mylar Wrap.

-- Vintage Books

Book number: MASTER060184I

Catalogue: Military

HARTZFELD, DAVID F. (EDITORS) (WITH CHARLES NIENKIRCHEN.) (CONTRIBUTOR ALBERT B. SIMPSON.)

The Birth of a Vision; Essays by Members of the Faculty of Canadian Bible College

Beaverlodge, Horizon House. [1986]. (Hardcover) Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. 305pp. Maps, endnotes, appendices. Contributors include Albert B. Simpson.

-- Burton Lysecki Books (ABAC/ILAB)

Book number: 009569

Catalogue: Canadian History

Keywords: Western Canada, Biography, Missionaries

SIMPSON, ALBERT B.

The Christ in the Bible Commentary. Volume 2: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, First and Second Samuel, First and Second Kings, First and Second Chronicles.

Camp Hill 1992. Hardback, 410 p.

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Book number: 05278

Catalogue: Bible Commentaries

SIMPSON, ALBERT B.

The Christ in the Bible Commentary. Volume 1: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.

Camp Hill 1992. Hardback, 379 p.

-- Boekhandel Den Hertog B.V.

Book number: 05277

Catalogue: Bible Commentaries

SIMPSON, ALBERT EDWARD

A Parson's Politics / By A.E. Simpson

London : J. Clarke & Co.Ltd.[1942] 1942. 1st Edition. Physical desc. : 63 [1] p. ; 18cm. Subject: Christian sociology -- Anglican authors. Christianity and politics. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered.Weight in Kg appr.: 1

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Book number: 131300

THE ALBERT F SIMPSON HISTORICAL RESEARCH CENTER

The US Air Service in World War I, Volume III

United States Air Force History Office, Washington, DC, 1979, 1st Ed. Hardbound. The US Air Service in World War I, Volume III by The Albert F Simpson Historical Research Center. Published by United States Air Force History Office, Washington, DC, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardbound, no DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). 794 Pgs. Condition: Nr Fine. Orig owners name in ink inside front cover. Slight edge wear to boards, overall content excellent. LCCN 75-42296. The Battle of St Mihiel. Compiled and edited by Mauer Mauer. Illustrated with drawings and black and white photographs. The Battle of St Mihiel is of singular significance in the history of the US participation in World War I. It was the first battle in France in which an American army fought under the American flag. The US offensive gained all objectives quickly and with relatively few casualties. It eliminated a menacing salient that had threatened the Allied battleline for four years, and it cleared the way for new offensives that would end the war in less than two months. 'rial operations at St Mihiel made the battle an important event in the history of US Military aviation. It was, primarily, Col William Mitchell's show. He put together the largest air force ever committed to battle and drew up the plan for its employment. This volume presents documents relating to the role of US aviation in the Battle of St Mihiel, it is 3rd in a series of 4 books published by the Office of Air Force History on US Air Service in World War I. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 13786.. Nr Fine. Orig owners name in ink inside front cover. Slight edge wear to boards, overall content excellent. No DJ. 8vo.

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Book number: 13786

Catalogue: War;World War I