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    How to Lose the Civil War: Military Mistakes of the War Between the States

    By Bill Fawcett

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    About this ebook

    “Fawcett rivals Jim Dunnigan as a general-audience military analyst.”
    —Publishers Weekly

    An expert on historical military incompetence, Bill Fawcett now offers an engrossing, fact-filled collection that sheds light on the biggest, dumbest screw ups of the America’s bloodiest conflict. How to Lose the Civil War is a fascinating compendium of battlefield blunders and strategic mistakes on both sides of the line. History and military buffs, trivia lovers, and students of the War Between the States will all be mesmerized by this amazing collection of gaffes and bungles perpetrated by idiot officers and short-sighted politicians, Union and Confederate alike— published on the 150th anniversary of the brutal conflict that changed America forever.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMar 22, 2011
    ISBN9780062078643
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    How to Lose the Civil War: Military Mistakes of the War Between the States
    Author

    Bill Fawcett

    Bill Fawcett is the author and editor of more than a dozen books, including You Did What?, It Seemed Like a Good Idea . . . , How to Lose a Battle, and You Said What? He lives in Illinois.

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    • 4/5
      Although the 37 essays sometimes contradict each other, "How to Lose the Civil War" is an effective collection of thoughts on Civil War battles, generals, politicians, and wartime economies that will provide plenty for the average reader to ponder. There are also more than a few glaring editorial failures on the part of the book's editor, Bill Fawcett, that should have been caught and corrected before "How to Lose the Civil War" went to print...such as placing Hagerstown in Pennsylvania rather than in Maryland as one essayist managed to do.Readers seeking a general understanding of the war from this book will get considerably more than that from it. The book should lead the curious reader along several research tracks of his own, and this is probably it's biggest contribution to amateur historians everywhere. There is plenty to argue about in this book...and about...this book.
    • 2/5
      Heavily biased towards the American Civil War, which in my opinion was the most boring section of the whole book. And it goes on for about 80 pages. Not pleased.
    • 1/5
      There is little in this book to recommend. The essays in this collection are as short on information as they are in length. Fans of military history will be disappointed with the lack of depth, and those looking to extend their knowledge even a little will be disappointed by the rather repetitive writing.Read one or two of these essays at random, and you will likely have gleened all there is from the entire book.
    • 3/5
      This one is written in small, bite sized chunks of individual battles. Generally written in a clear, concise style, some editing mistakes ["...his inaction insured their defeat..." and factual mistakes [Battle of Teutoburg Forest listed as being in 7 A.D. when it actually occurred in 9 A.D.] eroded my pleasure in the book. This one is a great one for people who don't read much and like lighter fare, for it will not overanalize the battles or go into too great a depth. It's also a great book to read in bed, as the small chapters make for nice "a bit at a time" reading.