| Born to Battle: Grant and Forrest--Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga Contributor(s): Hurst, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465020186 ISBN-13: 9780465020188 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 973.731 |
| LCCN: 2011050156 |
| Physical Information: 1.8" H x 5.9" W x 9.4" (1.65 lbs) 512 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi - Geographic Orientation - Tennessee |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hurst shows how Grant and Forrest brought to the battlefield the fabled virtues of the American working-class: hard work, ingenuity, and intense determination. Each man's background contributed to his triumphs on the battlefield, but the open-mindedness of his fellow commanders proved just as important. When the North embraced Grant, it won a stalwart defender. When the South rejected Forrest, by contrast, it sealed its fate. |