[CIVIL WAR] CONTRASTS IN COMMAND. THE BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS, MAY 31-JUNE 1, 1862

El Dorado Hill, California: Savas Beatie, 2023. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. Large octavo; in the publisher’s gray cloth binding, with dustjacket; xvii, 269 pages, with illustrations and maps.~~The top blurp on the rear cover of the dustjacket was written by Civil War historian Gary Gallagher. About the book he said: "The Battle of Seven Pines/Fair Oaks set up the seismic clash outside Richmond between the armies of George B. McClellan and Robert E. Lee in the late spring of 1862. This study provides by far the most detailed treatment to date of the two-day battle, with a focus on leadership and the tactical ebb and flow at the Fair Oaks sector of the field".~~Dr. Gallagher has penned a note which is laid into the book: “I had never met this author but thought his book was very sound on Fair Oaks. Gary W. Gallagher”.~~~. Fine binding / Fine dust jacket.