Grant The Man who Won The Civil War eBook Robin Neillands
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Sam Grant made famous the expression ‘unconditional surrender’, which is how most of his campaigns ended — for his opponents.
A hard-drinking soldier in a hard-drinking army, he led the Union armies to victory, first in the West and then in the East, eventually compelling the main Confederate army under Robert E. Lee to surrender at Appomattox in 1865.
Yet at the beginning of the Civil War no one, least of all the man himself, anticipated that Grant would lead the Union forces to victory.
Ulysses S. Grant was a failure as a pre-war soldier. His subsequent business career was even worse. His emergence as a successful general and eventual promotion to Commander-in-Chief is a stunning example of how a soldier's peacetime career sometimes gives no indication of how he will perform in a major war.
Grant's advance down the Mississippi realized General Scott’s ‘Anaconda’ plan and ultimately cut the Confederacy in half. His capture of Vicksburg, just as Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North was halted at Gettysburg, spelt the end for the Confederacy.
Yet Grant's battles in 1864 cost the Union army dearly and he has never quite shaken off the reputation as a ‘butcher’ who bludgeoned down the Army of Northern Virginia by sheer weight of numbers.
Robin Neillands investigates how and why Grant emerged from pre-war obscurity and whether his ultimate victory was won by brains or brawn.
Robin Neillands is the author of several acclaimed works on the First World War including ‘The Death of Glory’, ‘The Great War Generals on the Western Front’, ‘Attrition The Great War on the Western Front, 1916’ and ‘The Old Contemptibles’.
Praise for Robin Neillands
‘One of Britain’s most readable historians’ – Birmingham Post
‘Immensely readable … a blast of fresh air’ – The Spectator
‘Informed and explicit, this is military history at its best’ – Western Daily Press
‘Neilland’s willingness to call a spade a spade will catch the popular imagination. His central argument is hard to fault’ – Literary Review
Grant The Man who Won The Civil War eBook Robin Neillands
Robin Neillands has created an engrossing portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, who indeed is the man who won the Civil War, aka “The War Between the States” to those in our South still smarting from the defeat.Grant rose rapidly through the ranks once the Civil War got underway. A mediocre graduate of West Point, and an unsuccessful businessman before and after the War, he was the general Lincoln needed to press the fight against the under-manned and less-industrialized Rebels to obtain a victory that maintained the United States and ended slavery, in accordance with the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment to our Constitution.
Some generals are famed for their cunning and mastery of maneuver. Robert E. Lee, the leading general of the Confederate States of America was viewed by his contemporaries, on both sides, as the best of this military breed. Other generals, especially Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman, are noted for their aggressiveness and tenacity. Sometimes, the styles are contrasted as “the fox and the hedgehog,” each having its merits. Grant was the hedgehog, who knew one thing particularly well, to engage the enemy, and pursued it relentlessly.
Victor Davis Hanson in his book The Savior Generals honored five military greats, two from antiquity and three from our own history (Sherman, Ridgway, and Petraeus), men who turned likely defeats into crucial, resounding victories. Neillands would likely nominate Grant for this military pantheon. To end the Civil War successfully, Lincoln needed a general who would continuously engage the Confederate armies, grinding them down with his greater manpower and materiel, to offset their spirited defense of their “peculiar institution,” a society partly dependent on slaves.
The author kept my interest throughout and made Grant and his time come alive for me. I came to admire the man, found him inspiring in fact. Besides preserving the Union, “Sam” Grant was a devoted family man, whose last two years were spent writing the memoir that sold so well that he left his beloved wife a sadder, but rich, widow.
I listen to a lot of books with my Kindle’s text-to-speech feature. I tend not to bother to write reviews about the books I don’t like. I liked this book so much, I bought it as a present for my history-buff brother.
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Grant The Man who Won The Civil War eBook Robin Neillands Reviews
For Civil War buffs this should be required reading. The subject was covered thoroughly and with concern for all levels of intelligence.
Grant's organization prior to giving instructions to his subordinates, shows his ability to lead.
lacks any maps at all so I had refer to other books to follow the narrative. Otherwise a very good short history of Grant's actions during the Civil War.
This book is a great one for those who love history. You get to know Grant as he was, and can learn from it. It also can help you with life.
I'm not an expert on war or the strategies of war but I've always been fascinated by the Civil War and WWII. Most books on the Civil War are over my head but Neillands wrote this book so that even I was able to comprehend it.
Anyone who has studied the Civil War probably didn't appreciate this book as much as I did but it was the perfect Civil War book for me.
This author has produced a very readable but, for me, a strangely unsatisfying history of my favorite historical epoch. Note that I said "unsatisfying", not "unsatisfactory". Despite my discomfort, I still give this book five stars -- a rating I usually reserve for writers such as Foote, Catton and MacPhearson. I recommend the book with the caveat that it probably is best read by Civil War buffs with previous exposure to the topic.
This is a nice, detailed history of the Civil War, focusing on Grant. It doesn't take sides on the politics (just lays out the issues). This would be a good book for home schooling, or if your child wants to read more about the Civil War (or wars in general).
I download a lot of free books from kindle to read on the elliptical machine at the gym, and was worried it would be a worthless 20 page fakey book. I was pleasantly surprised.
An excellent biography for the most part.
One issue, what the author refers to as 'grip'. This term implies more control than Grant exercised. Flexible he was, able to adapt; but terrain, weather, enemy actions, even the choice of battlefield was often beyond his control. For that matter, a case can be made that Grant was lucky; had Lincoln lost the election, his replacement would have probably ended the war, accepting partition of the union. And in this Grant was lucky that things broke when they did in the way that they did, because he depended on Lincoln for support.
'Grasp', yes; Grant had a rare understanding, but understanding should not be construed as control.
Robin Neillands has created an engrossing portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, who indeed is the man who won the Civil War, aka “The War Between the States” to those in our South still smarting from the defeat.
Grant rose rapidly through the ranks once the Civil War got underway. A mediocre graduate of West Point, and an unsuccessful businessman before and after the War, he was the general Lincoln needed to press the fight against the under-manned and less-industrialized Rebels to obtain a victory that maintained the United States and ended slavery, in accordance with the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment to our Constitution.
Some generals are famed for their cunning and mastery of maneuver. Robert E. Lee, the leading general of the Confederate States of America was viewed by his contemporaries, on both sides, as the best of this military breed. Other generals, especially Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman, are noted for their aggressiveness and tenacity. Sometimes, the styles are contrasted as “the fox and the hedgehog,” each having its merits. Grant was the hedgehog, who knew one thing particularly well, to engage the enemy, and pursued it relentlessly.
Victor Davis Hanson in his book The Savior Generals honored five military greats, two from antiquity and three from our own history (Sherman, Ridgway, and Petraeus), men who turned likely defeats into crucial, resounding victories. Neillands would likely nominate Grant for this military pantheon. To end the Civil War successfully, Lincoln needed a general who would continuously engage the Confederate armies, grinding them down with his greater manpower and materiel, to offset their spirited defense of their “peculiar institution,” a society partly dependent on slaves.
The author kept my interest throughout and made Grant and his time come alive for me. I came to admire the man, found him inspiring in fact. Besides preserving the Union, “Sam” Grant was a devoted family man, whose last two years were spent writing the memoir that sold so well that he left his beloved wife a sadder, but rich, widow.
I listen to a lot of books with my ’s text-to-speech feature. I tend not to bother to write reviews about the books I don’t like. I liked this book so much, I bought it as a present for my history-buff brother.
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