{"product_id":"five-tragic-hours-the-battle-of-franklin-paperback","title":"Five Tragic Hours: The Battle of Franklin - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Lee McDonough\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThomas L. Connelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a November afternoon in 1864, the weary Gen. John Bell Hood surveyed the army waiting to attack the Federals at Franklin, Tennessee. He gave the signal almost at dusk, and the Confederates rushed forward to utter devastation. This book describes the events and causes of the five-hour battle in gripping detail, particularly focusing on the reasons for such slaughter at a time when the outcome of the war had already been decided. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The genesis of the senseless tragedy, according to McDonough and Connelly, lay in the appointment of Hood to command the Army of Tennessee. It was his decision to throw a total force of some 20,000 men into an ill-advised frontal assault against the Union troops. The Confederates made their approach, without substantial artillery support, on a level of some two miles. Why did Hood select such a catastrophic strategy? The authors analyze his reasoning in full. Their vivid and moving narrative, with statements from eyewitnesses to the battle, make compelling reading for all Civil War buffs and historians.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Lee McDonough is professor emeritus of history at Auburn University and the author of numerous titles on the Civil War, including \u003ci\u003eShiloh--In Hell Before Night \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStones River--Bloody Winter in Tennessee\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thomas L. Connelly (1938-1991) was professor of history at the University of South Carolina and the author of \u003ci\u003eArmy of the Heartland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Marble Man: Robert E. Lee and His Image in Society\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAutumn of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e, a two-volume history of the Army of Tennessee.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 1984\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52886219620576,"sku":"9780870493973","price":27.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/7iAGxO9CKw9780870493973.webp?v=1781295906","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/five-tragic-hours-the-battle-of-franklin-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}