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Overview"William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy, as well as 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.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Steven E Woodworth, PH D (Texas Christian University) , Tom Weiner , Wesley K ClarkPublisher: Blackstone Publishing Imprint: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Library Edition Dimensions: Width: 16.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 15.70cm Weight: 0.249kg ISBN: 9781433246883ISBN 10: 1433246880 Publication Date: 06 January 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsTaking guidance from the story's description of Sherman's personality, narrator Tom Weiner speaks with an assertive, strong voice. He strikes a brisk pace through Sherman's training at West Point, his early army experiences, and finally his battles, culminating in the capture of Atlanta from the Confederates at the war's end. Weiner's strong performance helps showcase an exemplary biography of character and leadership. -- AudioFile [A] gem of a military biography. To read it is to cut through the myth and see the real William T. Sherman. -- John C. Waugh, award-winning author of One Man Great Enough: Abraham Lincoln's Road to Civil War and The Class of 1846: From West Point to Appomattox Military historian Steven Woodworth has cracked the code of one of the Civil War's best-known, complex, and most controversial [figures]...Woodworth has fully captured the man with concision, precision, and style. -- Noah Andre Trudeau, bestselling author of Southern Storm: Sherman's March to the Sea and Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage [A] gem of a military biography. To read it is to cut through the myth and see the real William T. Sherman. -- John C. Waugh, award-winning author of One Man Great Enough: Abraham Lincoln's Road to Civil War and The Class of 1846: From West Point to Appomattox Taking guidance from the story's description of Sherman's personality, narrator Tom Weiner speaks with an assertive, strong voice. He strikes a brisk pace through Sherman's training at West Point, his early army experiences, and finally his battles, culminating in the capture of Atlanta from the Confederates at the war's end. Weiner's strong performance helps showcase an exemplary biography of character and leadership. -- AudioFile Military historian Steven Woodworth has cracked the code of one of the Civil War's best-known, complex, and most controversial [figures]...Woodworth has fully captured the man with concision, precision, and style. -- Noah Andre Trudeau, bestselling author of Southern Storm: Sherman's March to the Sea and Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage Author InformationSteven E. Woodworth is professor of history at Texas Christian University. He is the author and editor of more than a dozen books, including Nothing but Victory: The Army of the Tennessee, 1861-1865. Tom Weiner, a dialogue director and voice artist best known for his roles in video games and television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Transformers, is the winner of eight Earphones Awards and Audie Award finalist. He is a former member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. General Wesley K. Clark served in the United States Army for thirty-four years and rose to the rank of four-star general as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. He is author of A Time to Lead, as well as the bestselling books Waging Modern War and Winning Modern Wars. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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