TY - JOUR
AU - Sternhell, Yael A.
AB - 1274 Reviews of Books ing to do with the preservation of slavery. In light of statistical work he has done is impressive, the book does this, Martinez’s book also stands to serve as a valuable not explicate what these numbers actually mean. Why and necessary corrective to enduring popular myths is the size of Lee’s losses in this campaign important? concerning some of the most significant events and de- How does it change our overall view of the war? In his velopments in southern history. introduction, Young argues that accurate tabulations OHN J. ZABORNEY J will allow him to “determine the effect of this operation University of Maine at Presque Isle upon the eventual outcome of the war” (p. 4). Yet at no point does the book expand on why the higher numer- ical estimates pertain to any question larger or more ALFRED C. YOUNG III. Lee’s Army during the Overland significant than how many people fought and died in a ORDON C. Campaign: A Numerical Study. Foreword by G single campaign. HEA. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, This is unfortunate because buried beneath the num- 2013. Pp. xiv, 428. $39.95. bers are interesting facts. For example, Young 
TI - Alfred C. Young III. Lee's Army during the Overland Campaign: A Numerical Study.
JO - The American Historical Review
DO - 10.1093/ahr/119.4.1274
DA - 2014-10-03
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/alfred-c-young-iii-lee-s-army-during-the-overland-campaign-a-numerical-00Z3old7fm
SP - 1274
EP - 1274
VL - 119
IS - 4
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