The Scourge of War: The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman

by Brian Holden-Reid

William Tecumseh Sherman, a West Point graduate and veteran of the Seminole War, became one of the best-known generals in the Civil War. His March to the Sea, which resulted in a devastated swath of the South from Atlanta to Savannah, cemented his place in history as the pioneer of total war.

In The Scourge of War, preeminent military historian Brian Holden Reid offers a deeply researched life and times account of Sherman. By examining his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195392736
• ISBN13: 9780195392739
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"