Sherman - Soldier, Realist, American

Liddell Hart considered General Sherman the dominant military genius of the Civil War; to prove his point, he traced Sherman's military campaigns, from the first Bull Run debacle to General Joseph Johnston's surrender in 1865.

About the author

Captain Basil Henry Liddell Hart (1895-1970) was one of the foremost military theorists of our time. His many books include Scipio Africanus, Lawrence of Arabia, The Rommel Papers, and Sherman (all available from Da Capo Press).

Summary

Liddell Hart considered General Sherman the dominant military genius of the American Civil War. He traces, in this book, all of Sherman's military campaigns - from the first Bull Run debacle to General Joseph Johnston's surrender in 1865.

Product details

• Authors: B. Hart, B. H. Liddell Hart, Hart B., Basil Henry Liddell Hart
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1993
• EAN: 9780306805073
• ISBN: 978-0-306-80507-3
• No. of pages: 474
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), Land forces & warfare, c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)