F. Gregory Toretta Preeminent Strategist review, recensie en informatie biografie van General Joseph Eggleston Johnston. Op 1 februari 2026 verschijnt bij Casemate Publishers de biografie van de Confederate States Army General Joseph Eggleston Johnston, geschreven door F. Gregory Toretta. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.
F. Gregory Toretta Preeminent Strategist review
Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van Preeminent Strategist, General Joseph Eggleston Johnston, The Confederacy’s Most Agile General, geschreven door F. Gregory Toretta, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.
Preeminent Strategist
General Joseph Eggleston Johnston, The Confederacy’s Most Agile General
- Auteur: F. Gregory Toretta (Verenigde Staten)
- Soort boek: biografie
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Casemate Publishers
- Verschijnt: 1 februari 2026
- Omvang: 288 pagina’s
- Uitgave: gebonden boek
- Prijs: $ 34,95
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol
Flaptekst biografie van General Joseph Eggleston Johnston
Explores Confederate General Joseph Johnston’s innovative strategies and leadership during the Civil War.
Confederate General Joseph Eggleston Johnston’s brilliance in adapting to the evolving art of war set him apart as one of the Civil War’s most innovative strategists. Johnston keenly understood the revolutionary impact of new technologies—rifled muskets, railroads, telegraphs, and trench warfare-and applied these insights to conserve the South’s most critical resource: its soldiers. His motto, “Let the place go, and save the garrison,” encapsulated his belief in prioritizing manpower over territory; he was convinced of the importance of concentrating force to overcome the advantage in numbers the Union enjoyed.
Johnston’s reputation as a master tactician was widely recognized, even by his adversaries. Renowned British war correspondent Sir William Howard Russell lauded him in 1861 as the Confederacy’s finest strategist. Years later, Union General Ulysses S. Grant conceded that Johnston caused him more anxiety than any other Southern commander, stating, “Take it all in all, the South, in my opinion, had no better soldier than Joe Johnston—none at least that gave me more trouble.”
Despite his genius, Johnston’s career was marred by his fraught relationship with Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Davis was critical of Johnston and his meddling undermined Johnston’s strategies and weakened the Southern war effort. As noted by his contemporary, General James Longstreet, Johnston’s talents for army command and campaign management were unparalleled, but he was denied the opportunities afforded to others. This book argues that with proper support and alignment of leadership, Johnston’s innovative strategies might have altered the course of the war.
Widely regarded as the first modern war, the Civil War demanded visionary leadership. This new biography of Johnston sheds light on his legacy as a brilliant leader, offering a fresh perspective on a conflict that defined a nation.
F. Gregory Toretta is a writer and historian with a passion for the American Civil War, accumulating an extensive library and undertaking copious research.