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...first of three projected volumes, Virginia's military historian portrays in action the principal officers who preceded Lee and served under him in the Army of Northern Virginia. Product of eight years' research, Lee's Lieutenants is, as its author styles it, a "study in command...
...Napoleonic penman was Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, the hero of Fort Sumter, whom President Jefferson Davis first entrusted with the defense of Richmond. "Old Bory" had a bloodhound's eye and a theatrical, martial look. Taking command at Manassas Junction, he showed a pardonable confidence in the fighting spirit of his troops, the first and fiercest volunteers. His notions of their tactical capacity-communicated in eloquent notes to Richmond-were purely visionary...
...height of this doubtful battle "Old Bory" had the face to ask Johnston to retire and leave him in sole command. In the months that followed, Beauregard's weakness for putting his vainglory on paper-and in the newspapers-made Johnston and Davis weary of him. He finally departed to Kentucky...
...from sheer confusion. Johnston's plan as ususal was good; his orders were, as usual, not clear or explicit enough. McClellan had been beaten, but Johnston's army got nowhere and suffered greater casualties than McClellan's. Johnston, hit in the shoulder and chest, yielded command to Robert...
...Marines had fought well. TIME Editor John Hersey, who left Guadalcanal last week, wrote: "The men have spent themselves as if they were as worthless as the Jap occupation currency they found on the beachhead. It is impossible to say who deserves most credit. Certainly the command has been alert and tough. It has anticipated every Jap stroke, including the present push...