John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence.

History Today | November 1, 1994| | Copyright

Bruce Catton in his essay on Antietam observes of its significance, |Seldom in American history has so much been at stake in one battle'. This theme, of how great, pivotal events rest ultimately on a trembling line of frightened young men, mostly younger than the average first year under-graduate, is explored by Richard M. McMurry in John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence (University of Nebraska Press; Bison Books, 8.50 [pounds]). In a judicious and scholarly estimate, McMurry shows that Hood was a success as a brigade commander but a failure as an army ...

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