Dixie betrayed: how the South really lost the Civil War
A study in how governments can self-destruct during wartime. For more than a century, the conventional wisdom has been that the South lost because of overwhelming Union strength and bad luck. The Confederates have been lionized as noble warriors who fought for an honorable cause with little chance o...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York [u.a.]
Little, Brown
2006
|
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Table of contents |
| Summary: | A study in how governments can self-destruct during wartime. For more than a century, the conventional wisdom has been that the South lost because of overwhelming Union strength and bad luck. The Confederates have been lionized as noble warriors who fought for an honorable cause with little chance of succeeding. But historian Eicher reveals a calamity of political conspiracy, discord, and dysfunction. Drawing on previously unexplored sources, Eicher shows how President Jefferson Davis viciously fought with the Confederate House and Senate, governors, and his own cabinet. Confederate senators threatened each other with physical violence; some were brutal drunks, others, hopeless idealists. Military commanders were assigned not by skill but because of personal connections. Davis frequently interfered with his generals in the field, ignoring the chain of command. Also, some states wanted to set themselves up as separate nations, further undermining efforts to conduct a unified war effort.--From publisher description. |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 338 S. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 0316739057 9780316739054 |
Staff View
MARC
| LEADER | 00000nam a2200000zc 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BV021508168 | ||
| 003 | DE-604 | ||
| 005 | 20200610 | ||
| 007 | t | ||
| 008 | 060313s2006 xxuab|| |||| 00||| eng d | ||
| 010 | |a 2005025757 | ||
| 020 | |a 0316739057 |c hardcover |9 0-316-73905-7 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780316739054 |9 978-0-316-73905-4 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)61651438 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)BVBBV021508168 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-604 |b ger |e aacr | ||
| 041 | 0 | |a eng | |
| 044 | |a xxu |c US | ||
| 049 | |a DE-703 | ||
| 050 | 0 | |a E487 | |
| 082 | 0 | |a 973.7/13 |2 22 | |
| 084 | |a NP 6020 |0 (DE-625)127983: |2 rvk | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Eicher, David J. |d 1961- |e Verfasser |0 (DE-588)172060494 |4 aut | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Dixie betrayed |b how the South really lost the Civil War |c David J. Eicher |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York [u.a.] |b Little, Brown |c 2006 | |
| 300 | |a 338 S. |b Ill., Kt. | ||
| 336 | |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 500 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index | ||
| 520 | 3 | |a A study in how governments can self-destruct during wartime. For more than a century, the conventional wisdom has been that the South lost because of overwhelming Union strength and bad luck. The Confederates have been lionized as noble warriors who fought for an honorable cause with little chance of succeeding. But historian Eicher reveals a calamity of political conspiracy, discord, and dysfunction. Drawing on previously unexplored sources, Eicher shows how President Jefferson Davis viciously fought with the Confederate House and Senate, governors, and his own cabinet. Confederate senators threatened each other with physical violence; some were brutal drunks, others, hopeless idealists. Military commanders were assigned not by skill but because of personal connections. Davis frequently interfered with his generals in the field, ignoring the chain of command. Also, some states wanted to set themselves up as separate nations, further undermining efforts to conduct a unified war effort.--From publisher description. | |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Davis, Jefferson <1808-1889> |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Davis, Jefferson <1808-1889> |x Military leadership |
| 650 | 4 | |a Geschichte | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Politik | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Sezessionskrieg (1861-1865) | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Generals |z Confederate States of America | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Political leadership |z Confederate States of America | |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Sezessionskrieg |g 1861-1865 |0 (DE-588)4136055-2 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 651 | 4 | |a USA | |
| 651 | 4 | |a Confederate States of America |x History | |
| 651 | 4 | |a Confederate States of America |x Military policy | |
| 651 | 4 | |a Confederate States of America |x Politics and government | |
| 651 | 4 | |a United States |x History |y Civil War, 1861-1865 |x Campaigns | |
| 689 | 0 | 0 | |a Sezessionskrieg |g 1861-1865 |0 (DE-588)4136055-2 |D s |
| 689 | 0 | |5 DE-604 | |
| 856 | 4 | |u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0519/2005025757.html |3 Table of contents | |
| 999 | |a oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-014724817 | ||
Record in the Search Index
| _version_ | 1804135242657693696 |
|---|---|
| adam_txt | |
| any_adam_object | |
| any_adam_object_boolean | |
| author | Eicher, David J. 1961- |
| author_GND | (DE-588)172060494 |
| author_facet | Eicher, David J. 1961- |
| author_role | aut |
| author_sort | Eicher, David J. 1961- |
| author_variant | d j e dj dje |
| building | Verbundindex |
| bvnumber | BV021508168 |
| callnumber-first | E - United States History |
| callnumber-label | E487 |
| callnumber-raw | E487 |
| callnumber-search | E487 |
| callnumber-sort | E 3487 |
| callnumber-subject | E - United States History |
| classification_rvk | NP 6020 |
| ctrlnum | (OCoLC)61651438 (DE-599)BVBBV021508168 |
| dewey-full | 973.7/13 |
| dewey-hundreds | 900 - History & geography |
| dewey-ones | 973 - United States |
| dewey-raw | 973.7/13 |
| dewey-search | 973.7/13 |
| dewey-sort | 3973.7 213 |
| dewey-tens | 970 - History of North America |
| discipline | Geschichte |
| discipline_str_mv | Geschichte |
| edition | 1st ed. |
| format | Book |
| fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>02955nam a2200553zc 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">BV021508168</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-604</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20200610 </controlfield><controlfield tag="007">t</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">060313s2006 xxuab|| |||| 00||| eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="010" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">2005025757</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">0316739057</subfield><subfield code="c">hardcover</subfield><subfield code="9">0-316-73905-7</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9780316739054</subfield><subfield code="9">978-0-316-73905-4</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)61651438</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-599)BVBBV021508168</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-604</subfield><subfield code="b">ger</subfield><subfield code="e">aacr</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="044" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">xxu</subfield><subfield code="c">US</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-703</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">E487</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">973.7/13</subfield><subfield code="2">22</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="084" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">NP 6020</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-625)127983:</subfield><subfield code="2">rvk</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Eicher, David J.</subfield><subfield code="d">1961-</subfield><subfield code="e">Verfasser</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)172060494</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Dixie betrayed</subfield><subfield code="b">how the South really lost the Civil War</subfield><subfield code="c">David J. Eicher</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="250" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1st ed.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">New York [u.a.]</subfield><subfield code="b">Little, Brown</subfield><subfield code="c">2006</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">338 S.</subfield><subfield code="b">Ill., Kt.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">n</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">nc</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="500" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Includes bibliographical references and index</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1="3" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">A study in how governments can self-destruct during wartime. For more than a century, the conventional wisdom has been that the South lost because of overwhelming Union strength and bad luck. The Confederates have been lionized as noble warriors who fought for an honorable cause with little chance of succeeding. But historian Eicher reveals a calamity of political conspiracy, discord, and dysfunction. Drawing on previously unexplored sources, Eicher shows how President Jefferson Davis viciously fought with the Confederate House and Senate, governors, and his own cabinet. Confederate senators threatened each other with physical violence; some were brutal drunks, others, hopeless idealists. Military commanders were assigned not by skill but because of personal connections. Davis frequently interfered with his generals in the field, ignoring the chain of command. Also, some states wanted to set themselves up as separate nations, further undermining efforts to conduct a unified war effort.--From publisher description.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Davis, Jefferson <1808-1889></subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Davis, Jefferson <1808-1889></subfield><subfield code="x">Military leadership</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Geschichte</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Politik</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Sezessionskrieg (1861-1865)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Generals</subfield><subfield code="z">Confederate States of America</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Political leadership</subfield><subfield code="z">Confederate States of America</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Sezessionskrieg</subfield><subfield code="g">1861-1865</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4136055-2</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">USA</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Confederate States of America</subfield><subfield code="x">History</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Confederate States of America</subfield><subfield code="x">Military policy</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Confederate States of America</subfield><subfield code="x">Politics and government</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">United States</subfield><subfield code="x">History</subfield><subfield code="y">Civil War, 1861-1865</subfield><subfield code="x">Campaigns</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Sezessionskrieg</subfield><subfield code="g">1861-1865</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4136055-2</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="5">DE-604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2=" "><subfield code="u">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0519/2005025757.html</subfield><subfield code="3">Table of contents</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="999" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-014724817</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
| geographic | USA Confederate States of America History Confederate States of America Military policy Confederate States of America Politics and government United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns |
| geographic_facet | USA Confederate States of America History Confederate States of America Military policy Confederate States of America Politics and government United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns |
| id | DE-604.BV021508168 |
| illustrated | Illustrated |
| index_date | 2024-07-02T14:17:54Z |
| indexdate | 2024-07-09T20:37:24Z |
| institution | BVB |
| isbn | 0316739057 9780316739054 |
| language | English |
| lccn | 2005025757 |
| oai_aleph_id | oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-014724817 |
| oclc_num | 61651438 |
| open_access_boolean | |
| owner | DE-703 |
| owner_facet | DE-703 |
| physical | 338 S. Ill., Kt. |
| publishDate | 2006 |
| publishDateSearch | 2006 |
| publishDateSort | 2006 |
| publisher | Little, Brown |
| record_format | marc |
| spelling | Eicher, David J. 1961- Verfasser (DE-588)172060494 aut Dixie betrayed how the South really lost the Civil War David J. Eicher 1st ed. New York [u.a.] Little, Brown 2006 338 S. Ill., Kt. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index A study in how governments can self-destruct during wartime. For more than a century, the conventional wisdom has been that the South lost because of overwhelming Union strength and bad luck. The Confederates have been lionized as noble warriors who fought for an honorable cause with little chance of succeeding. But historian Eicher reveals a calamity of political conspiracy, discord, and dysfunction. Drawing on previously unexplored sources, Eicher shows how President Jefferson Davis viciously fought with the Confederate House and Senate, governors, and his own cabinet. Confederate senators threatened each other with physical violence; some were brutal drunks, others, hopeless idealists. Military commanders were assigned not by skill but because of personal connections. Davis frequently interfered with his generals in the field, ignoring the chain of command. Also, some states wanted to set themselves up as separate nations, further undermining efforts to conduct a unified war effort.--From publisher description. Davis, Jefferson <1808-1889> Davis, Jefferson <1808-1889> Military leadership Geschichte Politik Sezessionskrieg (1861-1865) Generals Confederate States of America Political leadership Confederate States of America Sezessionskrieg 1861-1865 (DE-588)4136055-2 gnd rswk-swf USA Confederate States of America History Confederate States of America Military policy Confederate States of America Politics and government United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns Sezessionskrieg 1861-1865 (DE-588)4136055-2 s DE-604 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0519/2005025757.html Table of contents |
| spellingShingle | Eicher, David J. 1961- Dixie betrayed how the South really lost the Civil War Davis, Jefferson <1808-1889> Davis, Jefferson <1808-1889> Military leadership Geschichte Politik Sezessionskrieg (1861-1865) Generals Confederate States of America Political leadership Confederate States of America Sezessionskrieg 1861-1865 (DE-588)4136055-2 gnd |
| subject_GND | (DE-588)4136055-2 |
| title | Dixie betrayed how the South really lost the Civil War |
| title_auth | Dixie betrayed how the South really lost the Civil War |
| title_exact_search | Dixie betrayed how the South really lost the Civil War |
| title_exact_search_txtP | Dixie betrayed how the South really lost the Civil War |
| title_full | Dixie betrayed how the South really lost the Civil War David J. Eicher |
| title_fullStr | Dixie betrayed how the South really lost the Civil War David J. Eicher |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dixie betrayed how the South really lost the Civil War David J. Eicher |
| title_short | Dixie betrayed |
| title_sort | dixie betrayed how the south really lost the civil war |
| title_sub | how the South really lost the Civil War |
| topic | Davis, Jefferson <1808-1889> Davis, Jefferson <1808-1889> Military leadership Geschichte Politik Sezessionskrieg (1861-1865) Generals Confederate States of America Political leadership Confederate States of America Sezessionskrieg 1861-1865 (DE-588)4136055-2 gnd |
| topic_facet | Davis, Jefferson <1808-1889> Davis, Jefferson <1808-1889> Military leadership Geschichte Politik Sezessionskrieg (1861-1865) Generals Confederate States of America Political leadership Confederate States of America Sezessionskrieg 1861-1865 USA Confederate States of America History Confederate States of America Military policy Confederate States of America Politics and government United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns |
| url | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0519/2005025757.html |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT eicherdavidj dixiebetrayedhowthesouthreallylostthecivilwar |