Tag Archives: Carl von Clausewitz

A Comprehensive View of the Overland Campaign, Part IV

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Nathan Provost

Part of a Series – Part I and Part II and Part III Forgotten Victories Grant wrote to Halleck on May 26 stating “Lee’s army is really whipped.”[1] He found that Lee was unable to attack his positions at North Anna and believed … Continue reading →

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A Comprehensive View of the Overland Campaign, Part III

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Nathan Provost

Part of a Series – Part I and Part II The Center of Gravity Lies at Ox Ford Ulysses Grant suffered terrible casualties in the fighting around Spotsylvania Courthouse, and his periphery strategy failed. General Franz Sigel retreated from the … Continue reading →

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A Comprehensive View of the Overland Campaign: Part I

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

Emerging Civil War welcomes back Nathan Provost… Antoine-Henri Jomini was a general in the Napoleonic Wars who served under various generals, including Napoleon himself. After Napoleon Bonaparte’s exile, Jomini began writing a series of works that dealt with the principles … Continue reading →

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Ulysses S. Grant: Clausewitz’s Military Genius

Posted on August 25, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes back guest author Nathan Provost The term “military genius” is often a label for an officer with high intelligence or the successful application of military theory in warfare. All too often, academic and public historians cite Grant as … Continue reading →

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Do We Still Care About the Civil War: Meg Groeling

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Meg Groeling

  The cover story of the newest issue of Civil War Times asks, “Do we still care about the Civil War?” ECW is pleased to partner with Civil War Times to extend the conversation here on the blog. Do we … Continue reading →

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The Trust’s Teacher Institute: The American Way of War

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

As a precursor for the rest of the conference, where we’ll be spending so much time talking about two different wars, Kris White kicked off the American Battlefield Trust’s Teacher Institute with an overview of “The American Way of War.” … Continue reading →

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