Fierce patriot : the tangled lives of William Tecumseh Sherman /
O'Connell, Robert L.
Fierce patriot : the tangled lives of William Tecumseh Sherman / Robert L. O'Connell. - First Edition. - xxi, 404 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. The military strategist -- Tyro -- The golden state -- Into the gloom -- The black hole -- Swamped -- Atlanta -- The march -- Bands of steel -- Part II. The general and his army -- The boys -- Road warriors -- Part III. The man and his families -- Cump -- Big time.
A profile of the iconic Civil War general explores the paradoxes attributed to his character to discuss such topics as his achievements as a military strategist, his contributions to the Transcontinental Railroad, and his tempestuous family relationships.
1400069726 (alk. paper) 9781400069729 (alk. paper)
2013028999
Sherman, William T. 1820-1891.
United States. Army --Biography.
Generals--United States--Biography.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.
Fierce patriot : the tangled lives of William Tecumseh Sherman / Robert L. O'Connell. - First Edition. - xxi, 404 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. The military strategist -- Tyro -- The golden state -- Into the gloom -- The black hole -- Swamped -- Atlanta -- The march -- Bands of steel -- Part II. The general and his army -- The boys -- Road warriors -- Part III. The man and his families -- Cump -- Big time.
A profile of the iconic Civil War general explores the paradoxes attributed to his character to discuss such topics as his achievements as a military strategist, his contributions to the Transcontinental Railroad, and his tempestuous family relationships.
1400069726 (alk. paper) 9781400069729 (alk. paper)
2013028999
Sherman, William T. 1820-1891.
United States. Army --Biography.
Generals--United States--Biography.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.