How Long to Read Early Struggles for Vicksburg

How Long Does it Take to Read Early Struggles for Vicksburg?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 13 minutes to read Early Struggles for Vicksburg by Timothy B. Smith

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In Early Struggles for Vicksburg, Timothy Smith covers the first phase of the Vicksburg campaign (October 1862–July 1863), involving perhaps the most wide-ranging and complex series of efforts seen in the entire campaign. The operations that took place from late October to the end of December 1862 covered six states, consisted of four intertwined mini-campaigns, and saw the involvement of everything from cavalry raids to naval operations in addition to pitched land battles in Ulysses S. Grant’s first attempts to reach Vicksburg. This fall/winter campaign that marked the first of the major efforts to reach Vicksburg was the epitome of the by-the-book concepts of military theory of the day. But the first major Union attempts to capture Vicksburg late in 1862 were also disjointed, unorganized, and spread out across a wide spectrum. The Confederates were thus able to parry each threat, although Grant, in his newly assumed position as commander of the Department of the Tennessee, learned from his mistakes and revised his methods in later operations, leading eventually to the fall of Vicksburg. It was war done the way academics would want it done, but Grant figured out quickly that the books did not always have the answers, and he adapted his approach thereafter. Smith comprehensively weaves the Mississippi Central, Chickasaw Bayou, Van Dorn Raid, and Forrest Raid operations into a chronological narrative while illustrating the combination of various branches and services such as army movements, naval operations, and cavalry raids. Early Struggles for Vicksburg is accordingly the first comprehensive academic book ever to examine the Mississippi Central/Chickasaw Bayou campaign and is built upon hundreds of soldier-level sources. Massive in research and scope, this book covers everything from the top politicians and generals down to the individual soldiers, as well as civilians and slaves making their way to freedom, while providing analysis of contemporary military theory to explain why the operations took the form they did.

How long is Early Struggles for Vicksburg?

Early Struggles for Vicksburg by Timothy B. Smith is 604 pages long, and a total of 153,416 words.

This makes it 204% the length of the average book. It also has 187% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Early Struggles for Vicksburg Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 58 minutes to read Early Struggles for Vicksburg aloud.

What Reading Level is Early Struggles for Vicksburg?

Early Struggles for Vicksburg is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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