P G T Beauregard

by T. Harry Williams

Book Overview

First published in 1955 to wide acclaim, T. Harry Williams' P.G.T. Beauregard is universally regarded as "the first authoritative portrait of the Confederacy's always dramatic, often perplexing" general (Chicago Tribune). Chivalric, arrogant, and of exotic Creole Louisiana origin, Beauregard participated in every phase of the Civil War from its beginning to its end. He rigidly adhered to principles of war derived from his studies of Jomini and Napoleon,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807108316
• ISBN13: 9780807108314
• Release Date: January 1955
• Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
• Length: 345 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.8"