Second Manassas 1862: Robert E Lee's greatest victory

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Second Manassas 1862: Robert E Lee's greatest victory
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Langellier
Illustrated by Mike Adams
SeriesCampaign
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:96
Dimensions(mm): Height 248,Width 184
Category/GenreMilitary history
ISBN/Barcode 9781841762302
ClassificationsDewey:973.732
Audience
General
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 107 b/w; 14 col

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Publication Date 15 February 2002
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

There never was such a campaign, not even by Napoleon wrote Confederate General Pender of the Second Manassas campaign in which the gray-bearded Virginian, Robert E Lee, came as close as he ever would to exterminating his Northern enemies. In so doing, Lee established himself as the South's pre-eminent military commander and the Army of Northern Virginia as it's most powerful weapon. The fighting in northern Virginia left Union General John Pope's career in tatters and proved the South was a power to be reckoned with. This book's powerful account demonstrates that during that fateful summer of 1862 Lee's soldiers were fighting for anything but a lost cause.

Author Biography

John P. Langellier received his bachelor's and master's degrees in History from the University of San Diego and his Ph.D. in Military History from Kansas State University. He is the author of numerous books and monographs, including Warrior 31 Union Infantryman 1861-65 and Men-at-Arms 281 US Dragoons 1833-55. Mike Adams has been a freelance illustrator for 25 years and has worked on a wide variety of subjects. He has an honours degree in History of Art and Architecture and was cover illustrator for Publisher Mondadori (Milan/Verona) during the 1990s. His covers are now sought after by collectors worldwide. He has illustrated subjects as varied as the Anglo-Saxons and modern nuclear submarines, as well as numerous novels, children's books and sports prints. This is his first book for Osprey.