"This analysis of one of America's greatest soldiers by one of Britain's foremost soldiers and military analysts of the twentieth century remains today one of the most incisive portraits of Grant's generalship ever written. It brilliantly refutes the notion that Grant relied only on brute force to achieve his victories, demonstrating instead the mastery of mobility, surprise, cool judgment, and strategic coordination that made Grant the premier Civil War general."--James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom
"A classic analysis of U.S. Grant, Fuller's work makes a strong case for the general as the pre-eminent soldier of his era. It is essential reading for students of Civil War military leadership."--Gary Gallagher, editor of Fighting for the Confederacy
List of contents
* Introduction The Civil War * Natural History of the War * Grand Strategy of the War * Strategy and Tactics of the War Grant as Subordinate General * From Galena to Fort Donelson * Battle of Shiloh * Advance on Vicksburg * Vicksburg Campaign * Battle of Chattanooga * Grants Generalship, 1861-3 Grant as General-in-Chief * The Plan of Campaign * From the Rapidan to Spottsylvania * Petersburg Campaign * Campaigns of Sherman, Sheridan, and Thomas * Appomattox Campaign * Grants Generalship, 1864-5 * The Plan of Campaign The Generalship of Peace * The Foundations of War * The Foundations of Peace * Grant as Citizen and Man Appendices * The Surprise at Shiloh * The Attack of General Thomas at Chattanooga * Lees Order of Battle, May, 1864 * Grants Order of Battle, May, 1864 * Shermans March to Savannah * Grants Order of Battle, March 31, 1865
About the author
Major General J. F. C. Fuller (1878-1966) was one of the most important and original military thinkers of this century. He served as lieutenant in the Boer War, organized the first British tank corps in World War I, and developed the strategy and tactics of tank warfare which were later put to such effective use by the Nazis for their World War II blitzkriegs. His many books include A Military History of the Western World (3 volumes), The Generalship of Ulysses S. Grant, Julius Caesar: Man, Soldier, and Tyrant, and The Generalship of Alexander the Great, all of which are available from Da Capo Press.
An analysis of one of America's greatest soldiers which refutes the notion that Grant relied only on brute force to achieve his victories, demonstrating instead the mastery of mobility, surprise, judgement, and strategic co-ordination that made Grant the premier Civil War general.
