The Tale Untwisted
General George B. McClellan, the Maryland Campaign, and the Discovery of Lee's Lost Orders

An updated look at an old controversy, this book was a great quick read. The author turns 160 years of faulty reporting on its head and refutes some misconceptions about Lee's Lost Order. The thing I liked best about the book, however wasn't the book itself but the wonderful maps included in the cha......more

Another addition to the McClellan defender collection, which has been growing more popular. This one focuses on the Lost Orders and how it affected McClellan. The authors argue, if anything, the discovery of the orders slowed, an uncharacteristically aggressive, McClellan down. McClellan did not squ......more

A good close examination of Little Mac’s reaction to the discover of the lost order, but comes off far to defensive when it ventures outside of its strict limits. Still, a very valuable addition to the literature.......more

This book proves McClellan didn’t receive the Lost Orders until sometime in the afternoon. Changing the whole story of what was said to have happened. Makes you want to reconsider McClellan.......more