Bücher von Michael B. Ballard

A study of the 1863 battle that cut off a crucial river port and rail depot for the South and split the Confederate nation, providing a turning point in the Civil War.

In this biography, the first to examine General John C. Pemberton's life and career in full scope, Michael Ballard credits Pemberton for military prowess that previous Civil War scholars have denied him. Here his strength is shown to be in administration, not in the theater of combat.