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Fredericksburg 1862 (Osprey Trade Editions)
written by Carl Smith
Studio : Osprey Publishing
by Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 2000-05-25
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Released : 2000-05
Availability : This Item is currently Not Available
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9781841760766
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 3 reviews)
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Book Description |
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General Burnside, in command of the Army of the Potomac, planned to seize and secure the town of Fredericksburg, and then take the Condfederate capitol, Richmond. Carl Smith details the epic struggle that engulfed the Union side as it crossed the Rappahannock on December 11, encountering stiff opposition from Lee's men. |
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Very informative |
I have an eaerlier version by Osprey but the internal contents are no different.
Nicely detailed. Well illustrated. Nice graphics. Good maps.
The unit descriptions are good.
A good book on this peticular bloody battle. |
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Good For The Maps, Not Much Else |
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Another typical Carl Smith Osprey book, which is to say it is full of factual errors and has a confusing description of the battle. I really feel that the book should be 1.5 stars; the maps and gaining a general feeling for the battle are worth more than 1 star, but 2 is being a little too generous. The maps in the book are good, particularly in showing the layout of the town. The rest of the book is suspect. Smith makes a lot of errors, most of them minor, but enough that anyone using this as the only reference to the battle will get much of it wrong. For instance, he gets such basic details as the date of the Mud March wrong. The two generals that went to Washington after the battle in a revolt against Burnside were Newton and Cochrane; Smith says it was Newton and Brooks. These are just two of the many errors found within the text. The description of the battle itself is somewhat confusing. It's as though the original manuscript was too long and needed to be shortened, but the editing work was done in a rush. The assault on Marye's Heights -- which units attacked when and did what -- is particularly confusing and incomplete. This confusing narrative style is also found in Smith's other Osprey books. These are just a few of the problems, which is unfortunate as Fredericksburg is an under reported battle. Most of Osprey's books are reaonably good, but stay far, far away from Carl Smith's books (Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and this). |
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Good detail but somewhat choppy |
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Carl Smith does a deicent job, but the book is confusing to follow. I am an avid Civil War researcher, and this is my first in-depth look at the Fredricksburg Campaign. OK for starters. A lot of good detail in specific areas, but difficult to follow in the whole scheme of things. Maps could incorporate a larger area for an easier way to follow along. Again, a good beginner book. |
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