Creative Minds in Desperate Times: The Civil War's Most Sensational Schemes and Plots

by Webb B. Garrison

When the Civil War broke out, leaders on both sides had to develop strategies for fighting the conflict and considered almost any suggestion. This book chronicles some of the most intriguing and unusual plans devised by these leaders.

Genres: Civil War

224 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1997

About the author

Webb Garrison, formerly associate dean of Emory University and president of McKendree College, wrote more than 55 books. Before his death in 2000, Garrison lived in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina.

Reviews

[Joel Moon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Learned a whole lot of interesting tid bits especially about how the war between the states was the precursor to many of our modern implements of destruction. From rifles,landmines, torpedos, and even submersibles these all saw their first uses in this war.......don't believe me look it up ....I did :-)

[Tom Darrow · Rating 3 out of 5]

The information is good and the chapters are short (which allows for quick reading) but, like most of Garrison's writing, this book is poorly written and edited.