Shiloh

The battle of Shiloh, fought in April 1862 in the wilderness of south central Tennessee, marked a savage turning point in the Civil War.In this masterful book, Larry Daniel re creates the drama and the horror of the battle and discusses in authoritative detail the political and military policies that led to Shiloh, the personalities of those who formulated and executed the battle plans, the fateful misjudgments made on both sides, and the heroism of the small unit leaders and ordinary soldiers who manned the battlefield. Download Shiloh by Larry J. Daniel – kino-fada.fr Of the six modern accounts of the Battle of Shiloh Cunningham, McDonough, Sword, Daniel, Groom, Smith I have been able to read four of them Edward O Cunningham, Wiley Sword, Winston Groom and Larry J Daniel I read this book a few years ago while still in high school, and have to say now that my appreciation of the book has changed This is not, by any means, a bad book on the battle Larry J Daniel writes well, and he has clearly done his research His assertions are sound, though they br Of the six modern accounts of the Battle of Shiloh Cunningham, McDonough, Sword, Daniel, Groom, Smith I have been able to read four of them Edward O Cunningham, Wiley Sword, Winston Groom and Larry J Daniel I read this book a few years ago while still in high school, and have to say now that my appreciation of the book has changed This is not, by any means, a bad book on the batt...This was the first book I had read on this famous battle and I must say that at times I found the book to be confusing Overall the book provided a good account of the battle and it was an enjoyable read The author provides 15 detailed and easy to understand maps of the action and a number of photographs of the battle area and personalities I must say however that the book did not get me involved as other books I have read on the Civil War I did not get a feel for the soldiers or the Generals This was the first book I had read on this famous battle and I must say that at times I found the book to be confusing Overall the ...The best book on Shiloh Daniel is a good writer, so the narrative has punch His analysis of command decisions is spot on usually and he has no sacred cows Third, the maps are superb I still need to read Smith s account, but having read most of the rest I found the best balance in Daniel s Shiloh.I read this book a second time and it was still a good read After six years you forget a lot and this book is well written and documented and gives you a good analysis which still holds up although new research is always coming up w...I find these kinds of books difficult to read because it is hard to visualize a battle Still, I found this book very interesting Hopefully, I will understand the Battle of Shiloh better after I see the battlefield.Very authoritative and detailed book with lots of maps about a little known battle of the Civil War I liked it because with the maps, it was easy to follow the movement of the battle as it progressed.I cannot find the reference in my memory, but I do recall a line in some work on the Civil War in which a veteran soldier says something like I wasn t so bad scared since Shiloh Shiloh was the first monster battle of the Civil War Prior to this contestation, the major battles included First Manassas or First Bull Run , Wilson s Creek, Pea Ridge or Elkhorn Tavern , and Forts Henry and Donelson None was anything like Shiloh Larry Daniel s book is a detailed and very readable accounting of I cannot find the reference in my memory, but I do recall a line in some work on the Civil War in which a veteran soldier says something like I wasn t so bad scared since Shiloh Shiloh was the first monster battle of the Civil War Prior to this ...On April 6th through the 7th, 1862, at a place called Pittsburgh Landing on the Tennessee River, the Union forces commanded by General Ulysses S Grant and Joseph Buell clashed with the Confederate forces led by General Albert Sidney Johnston and General Beauregard At the conclusion of the two day battle approximately 24,000 were reported killed, wounded or missing in action It is estimated that Confederate army suffered 45 thousand casualties while ...This is one of the better books on the American Civil War that I have read It covers the Shiloh campaign and the battle itself, which shocked the people of both sides with its casualties and ferocity.The book is well written and moves along nicely, but what really helps the most is the 15 maps that are included They cover both the campaign and the battle and show most of the details that are talked about in the book Sometimes one map is used to show too much, too long a period of time, but th This is one of the better books on the American Civil War that I h...If you don t know anything about the American Civil War battle at Shiloh in the western theater of operations this is the book for you It goes into great detail on troop movements, both North and South battles fought and won lost Includes first hand accounts, what the battalion, brigade, division commanders were doing and thinking and what was going on with the army commanders You can almost hear the horses running, the blast from a field piece, the sharp sound of musket fire and the smoke If you don t ...

• English
• 11 August 2017
Larry J. Daniel
• Paperback
• 432 pages
• 0684838575
• Larry J. Daniel
• Shiloh