Earl J. Hess is Stewart W. McClelland Chair in History at Lincoln Memorial University and author of many books on the Civil War, including The Battle of Ezra Church and the Struggle for Atlanta.
A significant addition to our understanding of the Civil War. . . .
Any scholar of the war should consider it mandatory reading." --The
Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
An excellent synthesis that delves into Bragg's decisions and
relationships as a general combined with the usual superb writing
we have grown accustomed to from Hess. . . . A first-rate analysis
of Braxton Bragg and a superb piece of Civil War history.--Army
History
A thoughtful reexamination of a man who has become, unfortunately
and unfairly, the South's 'chief whipping boy'. . . . [A]
sharp-eyed profile of the general's dour personality and snakebit
career [that] will bring much-needed perspective to future studies
of the Confederacy.--Russell S. Bonds, The Wall Street Journal
An enjoyable read that makes a thought-provoking argument. . . .
[An] even-handed look at Bragg's military career [that] will be
useful reading for anyone interested in Civil War history,
particularly the western theater.--The Civil War Monitor
Deeply researched and fair-minded.--News & Observer
Fleshes out [the] real Braxton Bragg. . . . [A] magnificent new
study. . . . Exhaustively researched and trenchantly reasoned.--Ted
Savas, Civil War News
Hess is a first class historian. . . . Among the best in current
Civil War writing.--Journal of America's Military Past
Hess is a prolific author on many Civil War subjects with a
well-earned reputation for shedding new light on long accepted
theses. Bragg could not have asked for a more thoughtful, careful,
and scrupulously honest evaluator. . . . Hess writes with an easy
grace born of erudite scholarship and years in the classroom
challenging fresh eyes to look upon old stories and interpret them
in new ways.--Civil War Round Table of the District of Columbia
This important study successfully challenges the many stale
caricatures of Bragg that remain deeply ingrained in the Civil War
literature.--Civil War Books and Authors
Well-documented, Hess's examination of Bragg is balanced and fair
and will interest all Civil War aficionados.--Library Journal
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