Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman, both volumes in a single file - William Tecumseh Sherman

Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman, both volumes in a single file

By William Tecumseh Sherman

  • Release Date: 2009-01-01
  • Genre: U.S. History
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Memoirs of the Union general from the Civil War, responsible for the march through Georgia and known for having said, "War is hell". According to Wikipedia: "William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 - February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861?65), for which he received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy and criticism for the harshness of the "scorched earth" policies that he implemented in conducting total war against the Confederate States. Military historian Basil Liddell Hart famously declared that Sherman was "the first modern general"