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Shiloh, 1862
- Title
- Shiloh, 1862 / Winston Groom.
- Author
- Groom, Winston, 1944-2020.
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2012.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- National Geographic Society (U.S.)
- Description
- 446 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- In this gripping telling of the first "great and terrible" battle of the Civil War, Groom describes the dramatic events of April 6 and 7, 1862, when a bold surprise attack on Ulysses S. Grant's encamped troops and the bloody battle that ensued would alter the timbre of the war.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-419) and index.
- Contents
- A note on weapons, tactics, units, and military customs -- 1862 -- April is the cruelest month -- You must be badly scared -- From failure to fortune -- Nothing can be done -- "Unconditional Surrender" Grant -- This cruel war -- He looked like an old Viking king -- I would fight them if they were a million -- All the furies of Hell broke loose -- What followed, no man could well describe -- Like shooting into a flock of sheep -- It was all a glittering lie -- I will lead you -- My God, my God, it is too late! -- I intend to withdraw -- Ah! Tom Grafton -- how mistaken you were! -- An exalted distinction -- The Battle of Shiloh and the organizations engaged.
- Call Number
- IKE 12-4508
- ISBN
- 9781426208744
- 142620874X
- 9781426209826 (deluxe ed.)
- 1426209827 (deluxe ed.)
- LCCN
- 2012372339
- OCLC
- 774404320
- Author
- Groom, Winston, 1944-2020.
- Title
- Shiloh, 1862 / Winston Groom.
- Imprint
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2012.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-419) and index.
- Added Author
- National Geographic Society (U.S.)
- Research Call Number
- IKE 12-4508