| Vicksburg, 1863 Contributor(s): Groom, Winston (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307276775 ISBN-13: 9780307276773 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 973.734 |
| Series: Vintage Civil War Library |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.2" W x 8" (1.00 lbs) 512 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this thrilling narrative history of the Civil War's most strategically important campaign, Winston Groom describes the bloody two-year grind that started when Ulysses S. Grant began taking a series of Confederate strongholds in 1861, climaxing with the siege of Vicksburg two years later. For Grant and the Union it was a crucial success that captured the Mississippi River, divided the South in half, and set the stage for eventual victory. Vicksburg, 1863 brings the battles and the protagonists of this struggle to life: we see Grant in all his grim determination, Sherman with his feistiness and talent for war, and Confederate leaders from Jefferson Davis to Joe Johnston to John Pemberton. It is an epic account by a masterful writer and historian. |