Sherman - Soldier - Realist - American - The Genius of the American Civil War

Atlantic Books, Stevens & Sons, n/d due to title page being removed but believed to be 1959, good with dustwrapper.

William Tecumseh Sherman was the man who invented modern warfare. He was also the first the shatter the romantic illusion of war as a chivalrous and gentlemanly game. As a result this book is not only a brilliant study of a forceful and dramatic figure; it is a searching historical analysis of warfare. By reason of his extensive knowledge of this subject the author is able to make many shrewd comparisons between the military theories which were held at the time of the Civil War and the actual tactics and strategies which were employed by Sherman and his contemporaries. Captain Liddell Hart has traced all of General Sherman's military campaigns, beginning with the first Bull Run debacle and ending with General Joe Johnston's surrender to him in North Carolina in April 1865. In many instances, notably in the case of Shiloh, he presents fresh critical analyses which will be of particular interest to students of military history. His description of Sherman's famous march to the sea alone stands as a memorable example of military historical writing...