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General John Pope
A Life for the Nation. Cozzens. Primarily known for his personal ambition,
outspoken nature and defeat at Second Manassas, General John Pope is
revealed here to be a complex man who, despite his faults, was a gifted
strategist that fell subject to the political pressures of his day. Follow
his full career in this, the first full biography of this much-maligned
leader who played crucial roles in both the Eastern and the Western
Theaters of the Civil War. 412 pages, 6"x 9", softcover.
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The Emergence of Total War
Sutherland. Union General John Pope was charged with implementing
Abraham Lincoln's call for a
winning strategy that would not spare resources, terrain, or the well
being of private citizens. This vivid description of his defeat in the
Second Manassas campaign and the successes of Grant and Sherman offer a
telling foretaste of total war. 128 pgs., 26 B&W photos, 6"x 9", sfbd
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Rocks and War
Geology and the Civil War Campaign of Second Manassas. Zen and Walker. A
fresh approach to the study of the interplay between war and terrain, this
book shows the importance of the landscape through which opposing generals
maneuvered. Includes Pope's use of the Rappahannock and Rapidan Rivers as
defensive positions and Longstreet and
Lee's attempt to move Confederates with the
shield of the Blue Ridge and the Bull Run Mountains. 102 pages, 6"x 9",
softcover.
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The Military Memoirs of General John Pope
Cozzens & Girardi, eds. In 1886, Pope was engaged by the National Tribune,
a weekly newspaper published in Washington, D.C., to write a series of
articles on his wartime experiences. Over the next five years, in 29
installments, he wrote about the war as he had lived it. Collected here
for the first time, Pope's "war reminiscences" join a select roster of
memoirs written by Civil War army commanders. 320 pgs., 6"x 9¼", hdbd.
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