The Scourge of War: The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman
By: Brian Holden-Reid
4.23
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
William Tecumseh Sherman, a West Point graduate and veteran of the Seminole War, became one of the …
Want to Read $ 14.57"Sherman was a warrior, not a scholar, but he thought deeply about the issues posed by war. The Marches were to Sherman fundamentally a moral expression of Union military power, even a moral equivalent of battle. That is to say, they were designed to humiliate the South and especially secessionist leaders, to humble its swaggering warriors, and to leave them in a state of despair contemplating unavoidable defeat. As the South had been humiliated, Northern arms should henceforth be treated with respect. The Marches thus sought a propaganda or moral victory aimed at the Confederate military and civil will. They would reveal to the world, not only to the South, that a tremendous change had occurred in the Civil War's military balance. Despite its redoubtable resistance throughout 1864, any Confederate success would prove transient—another road pointing to defeat."-Brian Holden-Reid, The Scourge of War: The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman
"Sherman was a warrior, not a scholar, but he thought deeply about the issues posed by war. The Marches were to Sherman fundamentally a moral expression of Union military power, even a moral equivalent of battle. That is to say, they were designed to humiliate the South and especially secessionist leaders, to humble its swaggering warriors, and to leave them in a state of despair contemplating unavoidable defeat. As the South had been humiliated, Northern arms should henceforth be treated with respect. The Marches thus sought a propaganda or moral victory aimed at the Confederate military and civil will. They would reveal to the world, not only to the South, that a tremendous change had occurred in the Civil War's military balance. Despite its redoubtable resistance throughout 1864, any Confederate success would prove transient—another road pointing to defeat."-Brian Holden-Reid, The Scourge of War: The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman
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21. The Scourge of War: The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman
By: Brian Holden-Reid
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Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
William Tecumseh Sherman, a West Point graduate and veteran of the Seminole War, became one of the … read more
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