Born to Battle
Grant and Forrest--Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
| Author: | Jack Hurst | ISBN: | 9780465029266 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books | Publication: | May 29, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Basic Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jack Hurst |
| ISBN: | 9780465029266 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Publication: | May 29, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Basic Books |
| Language: | English |
Hurst shows how Grant and Forrest brought to the battlefield the fabled virtues of the American working-class: hard work, ingenuity, and intense determination. Each man's background contributed to his triumphs on the battlefield, but the open-mindedness of his fellow commanders proved just as important. When the North embraced Grant, it won a stalwart defender. When the South rejected Forrest, by contrast, it sealed its fate.
Hurst shows how Grant and Forrest brought to the battlefield the fabled virtues of the American working-class: hard work, ingenuity, and intense determination. Each man's background contributed to his triumphs on the battlefield, but the open-mindedness of his fellow commanders proved just as important. When the North embraced Grant, it won a stalwart defender. When the South rejected Forrest, by contrast, it sealed its fate.
