The War Lectures 1861-1865

This Book Is The First Of Threevolumes That I Have Planned To Write Over The Next Few Years.¿ Since This Book Is A Part Of A Larger Projecti Feel Compelled To Explain Some Of The Idiosyncrasies That Exist Particularlyin Lecture I Because The Principles Theories And Corollaries Of War Explainedin This Lecture Are Applied To The Follow-On Lectures.¿ In Essence Lecture I Provides The Foundationfor All Of The Other Lectures.¿ Duringthis First Discussion I Reference Not Only The American Civil War But Alsolater American Wars Through The Gulf Wars Of 1991 And 2003.¿ Also Within The Text Of The Lectures Of Thisvolume I Refer To Incidents That I Will Cover In The Future.¿ If The Reader Wishes To Move On To The Otherwars The Bibliography For Supplemental Reading Includes The Sources That Iwill Use When I Discuss These Future Wars.¿However This Volume Stands Alone Nicely As Will The Others.At The Beginning Of Each Battleand Campaign That I Discuss In This Volume I Have Suggested That The Readers Supplementtheir Reading With Biographical Sketches Of Some Of The Significantparticipants In The Events.¿ From Mystudies I Have Found That Wars And Battles Are Not Impersonal But Reflect Thethinking And Backgrounds Of Those Individuals Directly Involved In Theaction.¿ I Feel That These Supplementalassignments Will Enhance The Reader'S Understanding Of The Complexities Ofarmed Conflict.Finally This Book Is Neitherpro-War Nor Anti-War.¿ Without QuestionWar Is A Horrible Human Experience.¿ Thesuffering In War Is Beyond The Wildest Imagination Of The Non-Participant.Because Of The Horror And Suffering War Must Be Reserved For Only Those Eventsthat Threaten The Vital National Interests Of Our Country.¿ This Series Is A Discussion To Help The Readerunderstand That War Is Not A Romantic Adventure But Scars The Very Element Ofhuman Existence.¿ War Is Not An Amateur'Sgame.¿ It Requires Its Own Body Ofknowledge And Professional Skill To Execute That Knowledge.¿ The Participants At