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The Oxford History of the British Army will fascinate military history buffs as well as anyone seeking a broader understanding of British or modern world history
Reminiscences of the Civil War - General John B. Gordon - Softcover MA economic expansion and cunning strategyJohn B. Gordon, by the end of the Civil War, had become one of Robert E. Lees most trusted generals. At the outbreak of the war, in 1861, he enlisted as a private soldier, and was elected captain of his company. His career was perhaps as brilliant as that of any officer in the Confederate army. In rapid succession he filled every grade that of Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier General, Major General, and, near the end, was assigned to duty