Description
ABOUT THIS PRODUCT
For three years of war the Union and the Confederacy had battled over the
picturesque Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Nestled between the Blue Ridge
Mountains to the east and the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians to the west, the
valley served as the granary for the Army of Northern Virginia. It provided
bread and beef to feed this shield of the Confederacy and remounts for its
cavalry. This beautifully illustrated study explores one of the major
campaigns of the Civil War in 1864, which saw a decisive victory for the
Union forces under Sheridan and featured some of the most famous commanders
of the war, including Philip Sheridan, Jubal Early, George Armstrong Custer,
John B. Gordon and George Crook.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Mark Lardas holds a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, but
spent his early career at the Johnson Space Center doing Space Shuttle
structural analysis, and space navigation. An amateur historian and a
long-time ship modeler, Mark Lardas is currently working in League City,
Texas. He has written extensively about modeling as well as naval, maritime,
and military history.Adam Hook studied graphic design, and began his work as
an illustrator in 1983. He specializes in detailed historical
reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as
the Aztecs, the Ancient Greeks, Roman battle tactics, several 19th-century
American subjects, the modern Chinese Army, and a number of books in the
Fortress series.
CONTENTS
Introduction
Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Opposing plans
The campaign
Aftermath
The battlefield today
Further reading
Index
