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Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman (LOA #51)
Hardback
Age range: 18+ years old
Publication Date: 01/10/1990
Hailed as prophet of modern war and condemned as a harbingerof modern barbarism, William Tecumseh Sherman is themost controversial general of the American Civil War. "War iscruelty, and you cannot refine it," he wrote in fury to the Confederatemayor of Atlanta, and his memoir is filled with dozensof such wartime exchanges. With the propulsive energy andintelligence that marked his campaigns, Sherman describesstriking incidents and anecdotes and collects dozens of his incisiveand often outspoken wartime orders and reports. Thiscomplex self-portrait of an innovative and relentless Americanwarrior provides firsthand accounts of the war's crucial events-Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, the Atlanta campaign, themarches through Georgia and the Carolinas.
LIBRARY OF AMERICAis an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
LIBRARY OF AMERICAis an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
- ISBN:
- 9780940450653
- 9780940450653
- Category:
- Military history
- Age range:
- 18+ years old
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 01-10-1990
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- The Library of America
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 1136
- Dimensions (mm):
- 207x131x36mm
- Weight:
- 0.71kg
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