Название: Chancellorsville Staff Ride: Briefing Book
Автор: Billy Arthur, Ted Ballard
Издательство: U.S. Army Center of Military History
Год: 1994
Страниц: 74
Формат: PDF
Размер: 10.5МБ
Язык: английский
Karl von Clausewitz, in On War, saw coup d'oeil and resolution as the essential personal traits of the true military genius. He describes coup d'oeil as an intellect which even in the midst of intense obscurity sees traces of light which lead to the truth, and resolution as the inner strength needed to follow that faint light resolutely through the fog of war and under the intense pressure of combat. Major General "Fighting Joe" Hooker seems to have lacked both qualities during the Battle of Chancellorsville. Although Hooker skillfully executes a well-conceived plan and out-flanks his adversary, he becomes confused when Lee's actions are not what he had anticipated. Months of offensive planning are shelved as Hooker suddenly orders his Army of the Potomac on the defensive. Needless to say, Lee seizes the initiative and achieves what has often been called his most brilliant victory. How could this happen when Hooker's army outnumbers that of Lee 2 to 1 and is far superior in artillery and logistics? Why does Hooker seem to suffer a mental paralysis as he confronts Lee? Answers to these and other questions concerning leadership, communications, use of terrain, and the psychology of men in battle, are often discovered by personal reconnaissance of the actual battlefield...
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