John Bell Hood; a native of Kentucky bred on romantic notions of the Old South and determined to model himself on Robert E. Lee; had a tragic military career; no less interesting for being calamitous. After conspicuous bravery in leading a Texas brigade; he rose in the ranks to become the youngest of the full generals of the Confederacy. The misfortune in store for Hood; a far better fighter than a strategist; illustrates the strain and risks of high command. One of the lasting images to come out of the Civil War is that of the one-legged General Hood strapped in his saddle; leading his men in a hopeless counter-offensive against Sherman's march on Atlanta. In this prize-winning book Richard M. McMurry spares no details of Hood's ultimate "complete and disastrous failure;" but he is concerned to do justice to one of the most maligned and misunderstood figures in Civil War history.
#1138711 in Books 2012-04-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x 1.15 x 5.51l; 1.47 #File Name: 0803269315514 pages
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