Decisions of the Western Theater’s Smaller Battles: The Twenty-Eight Critical Decisions that Defined the Engagements
About this ebook
Decisions of the Western Theater’s Smaller Battles explores the critical decisions made by Confederate and Federal politicians and commanders that would shape the battles’ final outcomes. Rather than offering a linear history of the campaign, Larry Peterson and Matt Spruill focus on decisions made by both sides of the contests to provide a clear blueprint of campaign development and conduct at its tactical core.
Complete with maps and driving tours, Decisions of the Western Theater’s Smaller Battles is an indispensable primer to the campaign in the west, and readers looking for a concise introduction to the battles can tour sacred ground—or read about it at their leisure—with key insights into the campaign and a deeper understanding of the Civil War itself.
Decisions of the Western Theater’s Smaller Battles is the twenty-fourth in a series of books that explores the critical decisions of major campaigns and battles of the Civil War.Discover more
About the author
Larry Peterson retired from United Airlines as a Boeing 757/767 Standards captain. He is the coeditor of the Command Decisions in America’s Civil War series and author of six volumes in the series, most recently Decisions of the Vicksburg Campaign. Peterson was formerly president of the Rocky Mountain Civil War Roundtable.
Matt Spruill is a retired US Army colonel and Civil War historian and lecturer. He is the coeditor of the Command Decisions in America’s Civil War series and the author of many previously published Civil War books, including Decisions at Stones River, Decisions at Second Manassas, and Decisions at Gettysburg. Spruill was formerly president of the Rocky Mountain Civil War Roundtable.
