Buck T. Foster
Auteur de Sherman's Mississippi Campaign
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MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 2007 (2007) — Author "Sherman's First Campaign of Destruction" — 8 exemplaires
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A concurrent cavalry raid by Union General William Sooy Smith starting in Memphis, Tennessee, was supposed to join up with Sherman at Meridian, but was cut short in a humiliating defeat by Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest.
The author gives a lively and detailed account of the campaign from beginning to end, with background on its effect on the Confederate army and political leadership. Unfortunately, the narrative is padded throughout with endlessly repetitive explanations of Sherman's goals and methods. These can be skipped over, however, since they simply repeat what was said four or five times in the introduction. My main question is whether this short (one month) and fairly straightforward expedition merits a book. It is probably worth a chapter in a book on a larger related subject.… (plus d'informations)