Gray Ghost

The Life of Col. John Singleton Mosby

James A. Ramage (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

464 Seiten

2010
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-9253-6 (ISBN)

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Confederate John Singleton Mosby forged his reputation on the most exhilarating of military activities: the overnight raid. Gray Ghost, the first full biography of Confederate raider John Mosby, reveals new information on every aspect of Mosby's life, providing the first analysis of his impact on the Civil War from the Union viewpoint.

Confederate John Singleton Mosby forged his reputation on the most exhilarating of military activities: the overnight raid. Mosby possessed a genius for guerrilla and psychological warfare, taking control of the dark to make himself the "Gray Ghost" of Union nightmares. Gray Ghost, the first full biography of Confederate raider John Mosby, reveals new information on every aspect of Mosby's life, providing the first analysis of his impact on the Civil War from the Union viewpoint.

James A. Ramage, Regents Professor of History at Northern Kentucky University, is the author of John Wesley Hunt Pioneer Merchant, Manufacturer, and Financier and Rebel Roider: The Life of General John Hunt Morgan. He lives in Highland Heights, Kentucky.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.2.2010
Zusatzinfo	22 b&w photos, 7 maps, 9 line drawings
Verlagsort	Lexington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-8131-9253-6 / 0813192536
ISBN-13	978-0-8131-9253-6 / 9780813192536
Zustand	Neuware