The Commanders of Chancellorsville: The Gentleman vs. the Rogue

by Edward G. Longacre

Book Overview

As equally matched in skill as they were opposite in personality, the brash Union Gen. Joseph Hooker boasted of a sure defeat of the reserved Gen. Robert E. Lee. "I've got Robert E. Lee right where I want him, and even God Himself cannot stop me from destroying him," Boasted Hooker. Yet the battle of Chancellorsville stands as Lee's greatest triumph. The story of the two generals has never been explored as it is here. "Fighting Joe" Hooker was brilliant,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1401601421
• ISBN13: 9781401601423
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.1"