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William Tecumseh Sherman, Stonewall Jackson, and the Americans: The Destructive War
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From the moment the Civil War began, partisans on both sides were calling not just for victory but for extermination. And both sides found leaders who would oblige. In this vivid and fearfully persuasive book, Charles Royster looks at William Tecumseh Sherman and Stonewall Jackson, the men who came to embody the apocalyptic passions of North and South, and re-creates their characters, their strategies, and the feelings they inspired in their countrymen. At once an incisive dual biography, hypnotically engrossing military history, and a cautionary examination of the American penchant for patriotic bloodshed, The Destructive War is a work of enormous power.
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| Weight | 0.53 kg |
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| Dimensions | 3.81 × 13.09 × 20.32 cm |
| PubliCanadation City/Country | USA |
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| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 560 |
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| Year Published | 1993-1-11 |
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| ISBN 10 | 0679738789 |
| About The Author | Charles Royster is a historian, a teacher, and an author. He served as the Boyd Professor of History at Louisiana State University and is the recipient of the Bancoft, Parkman, and Lincoln Prizes. His works include Light-Horse Harry Lee, The Destructive War, and A Revolutionary People at War. He lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
"Royster's intriguing analyses fill every page with new information and offer a fresh interpretation of our bloodiest conflict…exhaustively researched, artistically written, brilliantly argued."– Boston Globe"Parts of The Destructive War are as good as anything written…during the last generation…a masterful narrative."– Washington Post Book World"A fascinating history of the ideas held by the people who fought the war…fresh, intriguing, philosophical." — Detroit Free Press"An illuminating interpretation." — Wall Street JournalWinner of the Lincoln Prize |
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| Table Of Content | List of IllustrationsPreface1. The Destruction of Columbia2. The Aggressive War: Jackson3. The Aggressive War: Sherman4. The Anomalous War5. The Death of Stonewall6. The Vicarious War7. The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain8. The Destructive War—Part I: The Last Year—Part II: The War and the Future of the Nation9. The Grand Review |
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