The Destructive War: William Tecumseh Sherman, Stonewall Jackson, and the Americans

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Charles Royster

The Destructive War

William Tecumseh Sherman, Stonewall Jackson, and the Americans

Charles Royster

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English

Vintage Books
02 March 1993

Biography: general; History of the Americas; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; War & defence operations

Series: Vintage Civil War Library

From the moment the Civil War began, partisans on both sides were calling not just for victory but for extermination. And both sides found leaders who would oblige. In this vivid and fearfully persuasive book, Charles Royster looks at William Tecumseh Sherman and Stonewall Jackson, the men who came to embody the apocalyptic passions of North and South, and re-creates their characters, their strategies, and the feelings they inspired in their countrymen. At once an incisive dual biography, hypnotically engrossing military history, and a cautionary examination of the American penchant for patriotic bloodshed, The Destructive War is a work of enormous power.

By: Charles Royster
Imprint: Vintage Books
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Reprinted edition
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 526g
ISBN: 9780679738787
ISBN 10: 0679738789
Series: Vintage Civil War Library
Pages: 560
Publication Date: 02 March 1993
Recommended Age: From 2 to 12
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations Preface 1. The Destruction of Columbia 2. The Aggressive War: Jackson 3. The Aggressive War: Sherman 4. The Anomalous War 5. The Death of Stonewall 6. The Vicarious War 7. The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain 8. The Destructive War —Part I: The Last Year —Part II: The War and the Future of the Nation 9. The Grand Review

Charles Royster is a historian, a teacher, and an author. He served as the Boyd Professor of History at Louisiana State University and is the recipient of the Bancoft, Parkman, and Lincoln Prizes. His works include Light-Horse Harry Lee, The Destructive War, and A Revolutionary People at War. He lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Reviews for The Destructive War: William Tecumseh Sherman, Stonewall Jackson, and the Americans

Royster's intriguing analyses fill every page with new information and offer a fresh interpretation of our bloodiest conflict...exhaustively researched, artistically written, brilliantly argued. -- Boston Globe Parts of The Destructive War are as good as anything written...during the last generation...a masterful narrative. -- Washington Post Book World A fascinating history of the ideas held by the people who fought the war...fresh, intriguing, philosophical. -- Detroit Free Press An illuminating interpretation. -- Wall Street Journal Winner of the Lincoln Prize Royster's intriguing analyses fill every page with new information and offer a fresh interpretation of our bloodiest conflict...exhaustively researched, artistically written, brilliantly argued. -- Boston Globe Parts of The Destructive War are as good as anything written...during the last generation...a masterful narrative. -- Washington Post Book World A fascinating history of the ideas held by the people who fought the war...fresh, intriguing, philosophical. -- Detroit Free Press An illuminating interpretation. -- Wall Street Journal Winner of the Lincoln Prize