Shades of Blue and Gray, Herman Hattaway
Shades of Blue and Gray, Herman Hattaway
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Shades of Blue and Gray
An Introductory Military History of the Civil War

Author: Herman Hattaway

Narrator: Lloyd James

Unabridged: 11 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2007

Synopsis

An introductory military history of the American Civil War, Shades of Blue and Gray places the 18611865 conflict within the broad context of evolving warfare. Emphasizing technology and its significant impact, Hattaway includes valuable material on land and sea mines, minesweepers, hand grenades, automatic weapons, the Confederate submarine, and balloons. The evolution of professionalism in the American military serves as an important connective theme throughout. Hattaway extrapolates from works by revisionists William Skelton and Roy Roberts to illustrate convincingly that the development of military professionalism is not entirely a postCivil War phenomenon. Informative and clearly written, enhanced by graceful prose and colorful anecdotes, Shades of Blue and Gray will appeal to all listeners.

About Herman Hattaway

Herman Hattaway is Professor of History at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Why the South Lost the Civil War, How the North Won, and General Stephen D. Lee, all past selections of the History Book Club.

Reviews

Goodreads review by The Bear on August 18, 2018

Excellent overview of the American Civil War.......more

Goodreads review by Paul on July 20, 2010

This is good book for those looking for an introduction to the military history of the Civil War, with a brief overview of how the war fits into both American and European military development. The author covers all the major battles, campaigns, and generals, and the book is well-written. However, t......more

Goodreads review by Maureen on November 13, 2018

Audiobook. The thesis put out in the introduction is that the US Civil War was when the US military shifted to the professionals. But the information presented in the following chapters didn't really support that thesis. It didn't seem that the West Point grads were any more successful than the civi......more

Goodreads review by Eric on October 08, 2019

The publisher advertises it as "clear and concise" which is accurate. It does touch on most of the campaigns and many significant battles of the Civil War, along with generals from both sides who led the forces. It is not inspiring, but surely more than adequate.......more

Goodreads review by Scott on December 22, 2010

Well done.......more

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