Reviews for Jubal Early's Raid on Washington 1864

The average rating for Jubal Early's Raid on Washington 1864 based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-11-29 00:00:00 Erin Birkett I got this because Cooling's "Counterthrust" (2008) was a well written coverage of the Second Manassas/Antietam campaign. But this volume, written in 1989, must have been before he honed his writing skill in conveying the tactical process of a battle. Especially his description of the battle of Monocacy, with completely inadequate maps, was simply impossible to follow. He wrote previous books detailing Washington during the war, and seems to presume a familiarity with the layout of the city, forts etc. A very difficult read. To be honest, I was glad to be done with it. I give three stars only because he does have the information and research. It's just that the writing, to me, does not put it all together in a coherent story.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-08-06 00:00:00 Joyce Lavallee Covers this small campaign very well, with quotes from participants to show what the common soldiers went through. The only criticisms I have concerns some of the maps. The two maps covering the fighting around Frederick and Monocacy were simply reprints from the Official Records atlas; the only map for the post Fort Stevens actions/engagements was also from the O.R. atlas.