“To know what war is; one should follow our tracks;†General William T. Sherman once wrote to his wife; describing the devastation left by his armies in Georgia. Sherman’s Ghosts is an investigation of the "tracks" left by the wars fought by the American military in the 150 years since Sherman's infamous “March to the Sea.â€Sherman’s Ghosts opens with an epic retelling of General Sherman’s fateful decision to turn his sights on the South’s civilian population in order to break the back of the Confederacy. Acclaimed journalist Matthew Carr then exposes how this strategy became the central preoccupation of war planners in the twentieth century and beyond; offering a stunning and lucid assessment of the impact Sherman’s slash-and-burn policies have had on subsequent wars; including in the Philippines; World War II; Korea; Vietnam; and even Iraq and Afghanistan.In riveting accounts of military campaigns and in the words and writings of American fighting men and military strategists; Carr finds ample and revealing evidence of Sherman’s long shadow. Sherman’s Ghosts is a rare reframing of how we understand our violent history and a call to action for those who hope to change it.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Cynthia HargroveIts about a spiritual journey; prayer and heaven. Everyone should read it.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A worthy guide into the very heart of God...By Howard L. GaultSt Teresa is a Doctor of the Church for solid reasons. She is a guide that will take you on a trustworthy path into the unfiltered Love of God that is offered to every soul! She writes eloquently; simply; and well. Her humility is very real and is the door through which she passed and that she shows to us so clearly. God desires to dwell within us and in our awareness; if only we will clear the dross and overgrowth away so as to see Him...0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A useful framework for viewing one's own spiritual journeyBy John BrattenSt. Teresa's written work is thoroughly mystical; very visual; and that's helpful to me; for I understand things visually. If she had not been encouraged by her superiors and peers to write this; it would strike me as fantasy. I gather that she did not really intend or even want to write about her visions and that it was almost painful -- great hard work; great effort -- to write this. So; to me; this isn't fantasy; this is vision. This is; therefore; real; inspired; meant and destined to be communicated. It provides me with a cognitive framework within which to place my own personal spiritual journey; and for that St. Teresa's work is valuable and important to me.
