Lee's Terrible Swift Sword: From Antietam to Chancellorsville: An Eyewitness History

by Richard Wheeler

From Antietam to Chancellorville, this is an eyewitness account of the man himself, his ambitious and powerful successes against a poorly led foe which helped to promote an overconfidence that he could go North again, to Gettysburg, and win.

Genres: Civil War, History, Nonfiction, American Civil War

430 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

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Richard "Dick" Wheeler was an accomplished military historian and served with the United States Marine Corp (Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division) during World War II. Wheeler participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima and was wounded there. He wrote seventeen military history books and served as a consultant on numerous movie and television productions. He passed away on October 21, 2008 at the age of 86.

Reviews

[Robert Vandiver · Rating 2 out of 5]

A good history of Antietam and Chancellorsvile