Men of fire : Grant, Forrest, and the campaign that decided the Civil War /

Deep in the winter of 1862, on the border between Kentucky and Tennessee, two extraordinary military leaders faced each other in an epic clash that would transform them both and change the course of American history forever. Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant had no significant military successes to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hurst, Jack
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Basic Books, 2008.
Temas:
Grant, Ulysses S. > (Ulysses Simpson), > 1822-1885 > Military leadership.
Forrest, Nathan Bedford, > 1821-1877 > Military leadership.
Forrest, Nathan Bedford, > 1821-1877
Grant, Ulysses S. > (Ulysses Simpson), > 1822-1885
1861-1865
Fort Henry, Battle of, Tenn., 1862.
Fort Donelson, Battle of, Tenn., 1862.
Bataille du Fort Henry, Tenn., 1862.
Bataille du Fort Donelson, Tenn., 1862.
HISTORY.
Military campaigns
Command of troops
Tennessee > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Campagnes et batailles.
Tennessee
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Illustrations xiii; Glossary of Participants xv; Requiem 1; PART I RECONNAISSANCE; 1 Fall-Early Winter, 1861-1862: The City of Mud 5; 2 Fall-Early Winter, 1861-1862: Bowling Green 15; 3 Soldier Reborn: Grant 22; 4 Soldier Born: Forrest 31; 5 September 4-November 7, 1861: Grant at Paducahand Belmont 37; 6 November 8, 1861: East Tennessee Erupts 49; 7 December 28, 1861: Forrest at Sacramento 51; 8 January 19, 1862: Mill Springs, Kentucky 55; 9 False Starts and a Real One 67; PART II FORT HENRY; 10 February 3-5, 1862: Grant and Foote 75.

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