Not War but Murder: Cold Harbor 1864
Chronicles the bloody Battle of Cold Harbor, revealing Northern flaws and politics that led to Grant's worst defeat, private truces among soldiers, and the beginnings of trench warfare as a military tactic.
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The battle of Cold Harbor was the most brutal defeat suffered by the Union army under their newly appointed commander Lieutenant General U.S. Grant. It was also, argues journalist Furgurson, the point at which the Civil War turned from a war of maneuver into a war of siege and from attack and defense tactics to digging and trench warfare. He discusses the strategies and tactics of both sides for the duration of the campaign. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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