The Web of Victory

The Web of Victory tells of the Union siege of Vicksburg, a campaign that might very well have been the turning point of the Civil War and was without any doubt the turning point in the military career of General Ulysses S Grant.If Grant began the campaign as a leader known for his drinking and shabby appearance than for his strategy, he emerged from the siege with the respect of his president and the admiration in some cases grudging admiration of his fellow generals Vicksburg revealed him as a daring, resourceful strategist, a leader who had the courage and inspiration to toss aside the military textbooks and give free rein to his genius. Download The Web of Victory – kino-fada.fr Good overview of the Vicksburg campaign but doesn t add anything new to the existing body of work For the authoritative study of the Vicksburg campaign see The Campaign for Vicksburg in three volumes by Edwin C Bearss.It took me 2 or 3 times to complete this, mostly because of Miers somewhat choppy writing style, but this time I stuck with it and enjoyed it He goes into a rather lengthy description of the bender Grant allegedly went on during the siege, which I haven t seen too many other places.An interesting account of the Vicksburg Campaign marred somewhat by the author s sometimes twitchy writing.

• English
• 01 December 2017
Earl S. Miers
• Paperback
• 320 pages
• 0807111996
• Earl S. Miers
• The Web of Victory