Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #192340 in Books
• Published on: 1988-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Customer Reviews

Burke softens somewhat the image of Sherman as a devil.
Sherman wrote the mayor of Atlanta "... We don't want your Negroes, or your horses, or your houses, or your land, or anything you have, but we do want and will have your first obedience to the laws of the United States." And later says "How Southern gentlemen can speak of the 'lost cause' in terms other than sorrow and shame is more than I can understand." A must read for those of us who need to understand what caused Americans to slaughter our own children a mere 140 years ago.

A fine book by an equally fine author
Another of Burke Davis' fine books. His research and objective writing reveals history as it happened and lets the reader draw what conclusions there are to be had from the facts. As a native Georgian I had heard many tales about Sherman's devastation to the region, but this is the first scholarly treatment of the subject and I am very glad I read it. After reading this book, ask yourself how we would react if a campaign such as that were conducted today and I think it really contrasts U.S. military standards of battlefield behavior and campaign strategy. Davis also points out quite well that this was the beginning of modern warfare.

I can hear the Howlin'
Quite simply an excellent account of Shermans subjugation of The South. I read this after I had spent time in The South and had visited several battlefields. The narrative is excellent and the pace and colour is really well crafted. It also makes you 'feel' for the moment, the sociology and politics are all well presented. Really worth buying.