Sherman a soldier's passion for order
Traces the life of the controversial Civil War general, and argues that an unsettled childhood helped shape his character
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York
Vintage Civil War Library
1994
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| Ausgabe: | First Vintage Civil War Library edition |
| Schriftenreihe: | Civil War history
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Traces the life of the controversial Civil War general, and argues that an unsettled childhood helped shape his character Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Unstable beginnings -- Making Southern friends -- Gold Rush soldier -- Setting down roots -- Disorder of financial life -- Contented Southern schoolmaster -- Reluctant warrior under attack -- Rebirth at Shiloh -- Restoring order to Memphis -- Battling the Bayous to reach the Vicksburg fortress -- Practicing destructive war in Mississippi -- Atlanta falls -- March to the sea -- Punishing South Carolina and ensuring victory -- Fame tarnished -- National hero and the South's friend -- Indian country chaos -- Anchor of home -- Commanding general versus the politicians -- Retiring from the Army and refusing the presidency -- Safeguarding historical order -- Full life ends |
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| Beschreibung: | Originally published: New York : Free Press, ©1993 Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xviii, 635 Seiten Illustrationen 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 0679749896 0-679-74989-6 9780679749899 978-0-679-74989-9 |