Description
In this thrilling narrative history of the Civil War's most strategically important campaign, Winston Groom describes the bloody two-year grind that started when Ulysses S. Grant began taking a series of Confederate strongholds in 1861, climaxing with the siege of Vicksburg two years later. For Grant and the Union it was a crucial success that captured the Mississippi River, divided the South in half, and set the stage for eventual victory. Vicksburg, 1863 brings the battles and the protagonists of this struggle to life: we see Grant in all his grim determination, Sherman with his feistiness and talent for war, and Confederate leaders from Jefferson Davis to Joe Johnston to John Pemberton. It is an epic account by a masterful writer and historian.
Author: Winston Groom
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 04/20/2010
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780307276773
ISBN10: 0307276775
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- History | Military | United States
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
Author: Winston Groom
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 04/20/2010
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780307276773
ISBN10: 0307276775
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- History | Military | United States
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
About the Author
Winston Groom is the author of twenty previous books, including Forrest Gump, Conversations with the Enemy (Pulitzer Prize finalist), Shiloh 1862, and The Generals. He served in Vietnam with the Fourth Infantry Division and lives in Point Clear, Alabama.