Courage Under Fire: Profiles in Bravery from the Battlefields of the Civil War
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Through diaries and letter written on the battlefield, in camps, and on the deathbeds of soldiers from north and south, Wiley Sword, writes about more than the Civil War. He writes of the complex working of a soldier's mind?coming to grips with life and death in a time when his country was at war with itself. On Aug. 3, 1864, Illinois Lieutenant Frank Curtiss was ordered by his commander to take the 127th Illinois Infantry into a charge of the fortified Rebel lines.? He knew certain death was in store for him and?his men.? He also knew little tactical superiority would be gained for lives lost?and refused to do it.??Confederate Brigadier General Patrick Cleburne, one of the South's greatest military tacticians, left diaries showing he?was striving to refine his methods to save lives while winning battles.? And then there is the Rhode Island Regiment's?Major Sullivan Ballou who, in 1861 on the eve of the battle of Bull Run?whowrote of courage and dedication to his cause.?Wiley Sword constructs a picture of the military mind that still resonates in today's? wars.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0312367414
ISBN13:9780312367411
Release Date:November 2007
Publisher:St. Martin's Press
Length:318 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.6" x 9.5"
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Civil War Confederacy History Leaders & Notable People Military Modern (16th-21st Centuries)Customer Reviews
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Much Better than one star!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I was very close to bringing this book home today. I spent about twenty minutes looking it over and reading sections. One star is a very harsh review of what is a good readable book. Pen Avenger is on a quest to defend John B. Hood and gives one start to most books dealing with the Nashville Campaign of 1864. Mr. Sword is an excellent author and a respected historian, who should not be quickly dismissed based on a single partisan review. My evaluation of the book is a minimum of four stars. It is on my "To Read" list and I recommend you consider it.
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