About the Author

Richard M. McMurry is an independent scholar and the author of John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence (Nebraska 1992) and Two Great Rebel Armies: An Essay in Confederate Military History.

Reviews

"McMurry does write with a clarity and economy of style that provide a succinct and lucid military narrative and relate it to political events and public opinion in both North and South. He also offers incisive analyses of the strengths and weaknesses of the commanding generals in this compagin..." --New York Review of Books "This concise volume by McMurry... closely examines this significant military campaign, places the struggle in its social and political contexts, and includes useful topical appendixes and a bibliographical essay. Given its brevity, focus, and the author's unique insights, this readable and well-documented volume will be welcomed by Civil War enthusiasts and scholars alike, who would have difficulty finding a short treatment of the topic published independently elsewhere. It will thus be a useful addition to larger academic and public libraries..." ---Library Journal "Part of a new series on the geat campaigns of the Civil War, this is a model interpretive survey. McMurry, an independent scholar best known for his comparative analysis of the Confederate Armies of Tennessee and North Virginia, incorporates conventional military history at strategic, operational and tactical levels, but also pays attention to wider factors ... Clear prose and unrushed presentation make this a thoroughly satisfying outing." ---Publishers Weekly "Based on impeccable scholarship and filled with fresh insights, Richard McMurry's Atlanta 1864 is the best compact history of the Atlanta campaign ever written. A must for all serious students of the Civil War." - Albert Castel, author of Decision in the West: The Atlanta Campaign of 1864.