{"product_id":"vicksburg-is-the-key-the-struggle-for-the-mississippi-river-9780803293441","title":"Vicksburg Is the Key  The Struggle for the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTells the story of the series of campaigns the Union conducted on land and water to conquer Vicksburg and of the many efforts by the Confederates to break the siege of the fortress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eVicksburg Is the Key\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful synthesis bolstered by fresh and insightful analysis, and it is a major contribution to the literature on the Civil War.”—Thomas DeBlack, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Many books have been published about the Vicksburg Campaign, perhaps more than about any other military event in the West. . . . This book is one of the best.\"—Albert Castel\u003ci\u003e, The North Carolina Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] very perceptive and well crafted study of the operations along the Mississippi River in 1862-1863, the authors have expertly prepared a book that reveals the essence of the Vicksburg Campaign, yet it is not so detailed as to obscure the central course of events. The overview of the significance, maneuvers, strategy, and fighting is superb, and this book will be a welcome introduction for many to the critical events and personal performances at Vicksburg and Port Hudson.\"—Wiley Sword, \u003ci\u003eBlue and Gray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A superb, highly readable account of the extraordinarily diverse and complicated Vicksburg campaign. . . . This well-written book highlights the military planning and execution-within their strategic, political, and economic contexts-of the Union operations to seize, and Confederate efforts to defend, the 'Gibraltar of the Mississippi.'\"—\u003ci\u003eMilitary Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Shea and Winschel volume provides the best overview of the operations that opened the Mississippi River for the Union. This book is essential reading for all students of modern warfare.\"—Edgar F. Raines Jr., \u003ci\u003eJournal of Illinois History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating look into an amazingly complex and intriguing operation. . . . \u003ci\u003eVicksburg is the Key\u003c\/i\u003e will stand as the best overall one-volume account for many years.\"—Timothy B. Smith, \u003ci\u003eGeorgia Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eVicksburg is the Key\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful synthesis bolstered by fresh and insightful analysis, and it is a major contribution to the literature on the Civil War.”—Thomas A. DeBlack, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent overview of this crucial episode. . . . An engaging, well-written narrative.\"—William Feis, \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Military History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shea and Winschel do an outstanding job of placing their narrative in the context of the war in the Western theater.\"—Kurt Hackemer, \u003ci\u003eLouisiana History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the Civil War. It is a very well-written, succinct account of one of the most vital campaigns of the war. The authors pack volumes into a short two hundred pages and never lose their engaging narrative momentum.”—Lorien Foote, \u003ci\u003eArkansas Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405296607575,"sku":"9780803293441","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803293441.jpg?v=1730489523","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/vicksburg-is-the-key-the-struggle-for-the-mississippi-river-9780803293441","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}