General John Bell Hood tried everything he could Surprise attack. Flanking march. Cavalry raid into the enemys rear lines. Simply enduring his opponents semisiege of the city. But nothing he tried worked. Because by the time he assumed command of Confederate forces protecting Atlanta, his predecessor Joe Johnstons chronic, characteristic strategy of gradual withdrawal had doomed the city to fall to William T. Shermans Union troops. Joe Johnston lost Atlanta and John Bell Hood has gotten a bum rap, Stephen Davis argues in his new book, Atlanta Will Fall Sherman, Joe Johnston, and the Yankee Heavy Battalions. The fall of the city was inevitable because Johnston pursued a strategy that was typical of his career he fell back. Again and again. To the point where he allowed Shermans army to within five miles of the city. Against a weaker opponent, Johnstons strategy might have succeeded. But Sherman commanded superior numbers, and he was a bold, imaginative strategist who pressed the enemy daily and used his artillery to pound their lines. Against this combination, Johnston didnt have a chance. And by the time Hood took over the Confederate command, neither did he.Atlanta Will Fall provides a lively, fastpaced overview of the entire Atlanta campaign from Dalton to Jonesboro. Davis describes the battles and analyzes the strategies. He evaluates the three generals, examining their plans of action, their tactics, and their leadership ability. In doing so, he challenges the...

Binding: Paperback;230 pages; Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Classification: HBJK; Weight: 451 g; Dimensions: 216 x 161 x 14

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