{"product_id":"van-dorn-the-life-and-times-of-a-confederate-general-9780826512543","title":"Van Dorn: The Life and Times of a Confederate General","description":"In 1861 Mississippian Earl Van Dorn entered the Confederate Army, heralded as one of its most gifted officers. Few men of his age had more military experience. Van Dorn had already distinguished himself in the Mexican War and in the Indian Wars along the Texas-Oklahoma border. His friend Jefferson Davis expected great things of him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When it came to large-scale military initiatives, however, Van Dorn was remarkable for his failures. His tactical blunders at the battles of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, and Corinth, Mississippi, contributed greatly to the end of the Confederate military advantage in the Civil War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The intrigue and scandals that figured in his personal life, even at the height of the War, led directly to his murder and the mystery that still surrounds it. Van Dorn's dishonorable death concludes Hartje's fascinating account of a checkered career and the role Earl Van Dorn played in the great tragedy of the Civil War. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert G. Hartje\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanderbilt University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/1967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.14w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826512543\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vanderbilt University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40219062501491,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":38.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4cb4d921-061c-4c0e-813b-bc954fb58794.jpg?v=1656595604","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/van-dorn-the-life-and-times-of-a-confederate-general-9780826512543","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}