“One of the finest Civil War books in years.â€â€”Mobile Press-Register“Excellent. . . . a memorable and moving portrait of a besieged city.â€â€”Booklist“An absolute pleasure to read.â€â€”Civil War News“Mr. Bonds correctly notes that recent revisionist historians have tried to play down or even deny Sherman’s role in the burning.â€â€”Winston Groom in the Wall Street Journal“The freshness of the writing style; the pace of the story; and the handling of an entire campaign is as compelling as Bruce Catton’s landmark Army of the Potomac trilogy.â€â€”Civil War Librarian“Well-researched and well-written. . . . excellent character sketches. . . vivid and moving. . . . maps and diagrams of the battles are outstanding.â€â€”Bowling Green Daily News“Magnificent.â€â€”Civil War Notebook“Russell S. Bonds has an impressive ability to combine combat narrative with shrewd analyses of commanders’ performances.â€â€”James M. McPherson; author of Tried by War“Using his skills as both historian and storyteller; Russell S. Bonds has given us what might have seemed impossible—a fresh; new look back at Atlanta.â€â€”Robert Hicks; author of The Widow of the SouthA masterpiece of prose and research; the definitive history of the struggle for Atlanta during the Civil War; an episode immortalized by the novel Gone with the Wind.
#3933762 in Books Lyons Press 2005-10-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .72 x 8.70 x 12.06l; #File Name: 1592286194144 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good history readBy Thomas L. StewartEnjoyable book. If anyone is into the civil war this should be on their list. Gives good insight to what was going on besides the major battles that are mostly published.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. colorful stories of Civil War deedsBy Henry BerryParticularly dramatic; relatively well-defined actions by both sides during the Civil War are recounted in short; vignette-like; illustrated chapters. Some of these among the 20 on land and 9 on sea were strategically important; but all were selected mainly for their daring. A Confederate robbery of a bank in Vermont; a Union attempt to capture or kill Jefferson Davis; the Confederate Jeb Stuart's and the Union's Philip Sheridan's cavalry raids; attacks on supply lines and railroads; and efforts to sabotage the development of ironclads variously display the characteristics of notable military figures; the wiles and skills of unsung soldiers; strategic goals of either side; and the unconventional thinking and activities of both sides to gain advantages by surprise. Many of the stories are not "untold;" but perhaps better said relatively "unknown" for their marginal effect and limited scope in the scale of the battles; death; and destruction of the Civil War. But even the most knowledgeable Civil-War buffs will come across escapades they hadn't know about; and learn details of others which they had.
