Meet General GrantAmerikansk historie, USA's historie, amerikansk biografi om General Ulysses S. Grant, 1822-1889, som først havde en militær karriere, bl.a. i Mexican War, og blev en berømt general i Nordstatshæren, Union Army, under den Amerikanske Borgerkrig, 1861-1865, og senere endte som amerikansk president. Beskriver hans liv, levnedsløb og militære og politiske karriere. Udkom i 1928. |
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Sherman read all about it in the Confederate newspapers . The element of secrecy , which makes military strategy effective , was overlooked altogether . Sherman sent General Thomas back to Tennessee to fight Hood , which he did - at the ...
Sherman read all about it in the Confederate newspapers . The element of secrecy , which makes military strategy effective , was overlooked altogether . Sherman sent General Thomas back to Tennessee to fight Hood , which he did - at the ...
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Sherman's Soldiers 341 merely condensed this evidence , and have left out the worst part — as the worst is always an exception . There was considerable stooping done by Americans during the campaign . These atrocities were committed by ...
Sherman's Soldiers 341 merely condensed this evidence , and have left out the worst part — as the worst is always an exception . There was considerable stooping done by Americans during the campaign . These atrocities were committed by ...
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What in the world had happened to Sherman , the houseburner and scourge of mankind ? Only a few months before he had written that , in his opinion , all the fighting men in the South would have to be killed .
What in the world had happened to Sherman , the houseburner and scourge of mankind ? Only a few months before he had written that , in his opinion , all the fighting men in the South would have to be killed .
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User Review - pjsullivan - LibraryThingThis biography of Grant extends into a history of his times. The writing is informed, elegant, readable, and interesting. And very quotable: "Certainly no man can be a Christian and a soldier at the ... Read full review
Contents
CHAPTER | 9 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
GRANT FALLS IN LOVE | 55 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Meet General Grant Star book |
| Author | William E. Woodward |
| Publisher | H. Liveright, 1928 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 6 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 512 pages |
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