Sherman
A Biography

A Perceptive Study Of Sherman's Generalship This short book is part of the "Great Generals" series which consists of studies of American military commanders, including Grant, Lee, Eisenhower, and Patton, among others. The series is related to the "American Presidents" series of the same publisher whi......more

A brief, clear crisp look at one of the Civil War's greatest strategists. The author gives a brief overview of Sherman's formative years, but the book focuses more on wartime than anything else. The author makes his case that Sherman's contributions to strategy have been incorporated into military p......more

This book is supposed to be from a series on "leadership" via generals, but I couldn't find much in the way of it in this biography. Sherman did what he had to do the way he felt he had to do it. He had to adopt an unconventional strategy: turning his back on Hood and "making Georgia howl" as his cr......more

This book is supposed to be part of a series on "leadership" via generals, but what was there must be inferred...except for Sherman's use of maneuver warfare. That, was aptly demonstrated. In this audible book, Wesley Clark babbles through an introduction to little effect. I'll admit that this book......more