Wiley Sword is the author of Shiloh: Bloody April.
Sword compellingly recreates the heroism, missed chances, political
backbiting, and flawed rebel leadership underlying the outcome at
these killing grounds. . . . Narrated with brisk attention to the
nuances of strategy—and with measured solemnity over the waste of
life in war."—Kirkus Reviews
"A blockbuster. . . . Narrative history at its best."—Edwin C.
Bearss, chief historian, National Park Service
"Civil War history superbly reported by a master storyteller.
Thoroughly researched, rich in drama and detail, rendered in vivid
colors with flesh-and-blood characters—just as it occurred."—Rod
Gragg, author of Confederate Goliath: The Battle of Fort Fisher
"By far the best book written on Hood's Tennessee campaign. Sword's
description of the Confederate tragedy at Franklin is superb; it
could serve as a model for painting combat in words."—Albert
Castel, author of Decision in the West: The Atlanta Campaign of
1864
"A masterful combination of historical fact and human interest . .
. both brilliantly informative and deeply moving."—Richard Wheeler,
author of Sherman’s March
"This is the fullest, most judicious narrative produced to date on
the mortal wounding of the Confederacy's second principal army. The
book also ranks among the best narratives of Union activities in
that climactic campaign for control of Tennessee."—James Robertson
in the Richmond News Leader
"The best book ever written on the campaign. There is no way anyone
can write a better one."—Thomas Y. Cartwright, Curator, The Carter
House, Franklin, Tennessee
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