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William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country: A Life
James Lee McDonough
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Description for William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country: A Life
Hardcover. A major new biography of one of America's most storied military figures. Num Pages: 832 pages, 8 pages of illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBW; HBWJ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
General Sherman's 1864 burning of Atlanta solidified his legacy as a ruthless leader. Yet Sherman proved far more complex than his legendary military tactics reveal. James Lee McDonough offers fresh insight into a man tormented by the fear that history would pass him by, who was plagued by personal debts and who lived much of his life separated from his family. As a soldier, Sherman evolved from a spirited student at West Point into a general who steered the American Civil War's most decisive campaigns, rendered here in graphic detail. Lamenting casualties, Sherman sought the war's swift end. This meticulously ... Read more
General Sherman's 1864 burning of Atlanta solidified his legacy as a ruthless leader. Yet Sherman proved far more complex than his legendary military tactics reveal. James Lee McDonough offers fresh insight into a man tormented by the fear that history would pass him by, who was plagued by personal debts and who lived much of his life separated from his family. As a soldier, Sherman evolved from a spirited student at West Point into a general who steered the American Civil War's most decisive campaigns, rendered here in graphic detail. Lamenting casualties, Sherman sought the war's swift end. This meticulously ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1300g
Number of Pages
832
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393241570
SKU
V9780393241570
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About James Lee McDonough
James Lee McDonough is a Civil War historian and professor emeritus at Auburn University. The author of nine books, including Nashville: The Western Confederacy's Final Gamble and Shiloh: In Hell Before Night, he lives in Lewisburg, Tennessee.
Reviews for William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country: A Life
A well-rounded study.... Everything about this book will interest readers who want to know more about antebellum America and the Civil War.
Starred Review [McDonough] tells this story well.
Thomas E. Ricks Sherman's is surely a fascinating American life, in war and peace alike, and this packed book will beguile a whole summer with ease.
John Timpane Masterly...the product of a historian's lifelong ... Read more
Starred Review [McDonough] tells this story well.
Thomas E. Ricks Sherman's is surely a fascinating American life, in war and peace alike, and this packed book will beguile a whole summer with ease.
John Timpane Masterly...the product of a historian's lifelong ... Read more