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William Tecumseh Sherman : in the service of my country : a life /
"A major new biography of one of America's most storied military figures. 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...
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New York ; London :
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue: death stared us all in the face
- My father named me William Tecumseh
- I was notified to prepare for West Point
- In the service of my country
- Sand and sun, Seminoles and Spaniards
- Military camaraderie, southern aristocracy, prospective matrimony
- And then there was a war on
- Deprived of military glory
- California again; a brand-new game
- Golden State banker
- I was fit for the army but nothing else
- In a hell of a fix
- No man can foresee the end
- Action at Bull Run
- "Crazy" in Kentucky
- Triumphant in Tennessee
- This is no common war
- The strongest place I ever saw
- The river of our greatness is free
- Why was I not killed at Vicksburg
- One hundred thousand strong
- I knew more of Georgia than the rebels did
- I want a bold push for Atlanta
- It's a big game, but I know I can do it
- Taking the war to the braggart Carolinians
- A soldier of renown
- General-in-chief
- General-in-chief, II
- We can only bow to the inevitable.