{"product_id":"fierce-patriot-the-tangled-lives-of-william-tecumseh-sherman-paperback","title":"Fierce Patriot: The Tangled Lives of William Tecumseh Sherman - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert L. O'Connell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eWilliam Tecumseh Sherman was more than just one of our greatest generals. \u003ci\u003eFierce Patriot\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold, revisionist portrait of how this iconic and enigmatic figure exerted an outsize impact on the American landscape--and the American character.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerica's first \"celebrity\" general, William Tecumseh Sherman was a man of many faces. Some were exalted in the public eye, others known only to his intimates. In this bold, revisionist portrait, Robert L. O'Connell captures the man in full for the first time. From his early exploits in Florida, through his brilliant but tempestuous generalship during the Civil War, to his postwar career as a key player in the building of the transcontinental railroad, Sherman was, as O'Connell puts it, the \"human embodiment of Manifest Destiny.\" Here is Sherman the military strategist, a master of logistics with an uncanny grasp of terrain and brilliant sense of timing. Then there is \"Uncle Billy,\" Sherman's public persona, a charismatic hero to his troops and quotable catnip to the newspaper writers of his day. Here, too, is the private Sherman, whose appetite for women, parties, and the high life of the New York theater complicated his already turbulent marriage. Warrior, family man, American icon, William Tecumseh Sherman has finally found a biographer worthy of his protean gifts. A masterful character study whose myriad insights are leavened with its author's trademark wit, \u003ci\u003eFierce Patriot\u003c\/i\u003e will stand as the essential book on Sherman for decades to come. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for\u003ci\u003e Fierce Patriot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A superb examination of the many facets of the iconic Union general.\"\u003cb\u003e--General David Petraeus \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Sherman's standing in American history is formidable. . . . It is hard to imagine any other biography capturing it all in such a concise and enlightening fashion.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A sharply drawn and propulsive march through the tortured psyche of the man.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \" O'Connell's] narrative of the March to the Sea is perhaps the best I have ever read.\"\u003cb\u003e--Jonathan Yardley, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A surprising, clever, wise, and powerful book.\"\u003cb\u003e--Evan Thomas, author of \u003ci\u003eIke's Bluff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert L. O'Connell\u003c\/b\u003e received a Ph.D. in history at the University of Virginia, and spent thirty years as a senior analyst at the National Ground Intelligence Center. He is presently a visiting professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, and was a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eMHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic; Of Arms and Men: A History of War, Weapons, and Aggression; \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Soul of the Sword: An Illustrated History of Weaponry and Warfare from Prehistory to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978267459885,"sku":"9780812982121","price":26.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/PU9DG16xOL9780812982121.webp?v=1775801359","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/fierce-patriot-the-tangled-lives-of-william-tecumseh-sherman-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}