Dimensions
129 x 198 x 18mm
The American Civil War, 1861 - 1865, was from the outset a gamble for all concerned. The conflict was littered with cavalier actions by individual commanders and units which held little guarantee of success. Yet sometimes the gamble paid off, improbably victory the result. In this masterly account of thirteen dramatic military gambles, Philip Katcher shows how on each occasion the odds for success or failure were finely calculated and the desperate chance then taken. He charts the full progress of the ensuing action to its actual outcome, and the effect it had, bringing an intriguing new excitement to familiar battlefields.
Includes 41 black and white illustrations and 13 maps.
