Grant invades Tennessee : the 1862 battles for Forts Henry and Donelson / Timothy B. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Timothy B., 1974- author.

Series:

Modern war studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885--Military leadership.

Grant, Ulysses S.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.

Fort Henry, Battle of, Tenn., 1862.

Fort Donelson, Battle of, Tenn., 1862.

Command of troops.

Tennessee.

Physical Description:

xxi, 513 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2016]

Contents:

"The keys of the gate-way into her own territory"

"You have no idea how much work is required to improvise"

"Too much haste will ruin everything"

"We soon understood that the great western move was to begin"

"Alternately mud and water all the way up"

"A good day's work"

"The entering wedge to all our subsequent successes"

"I think we can take it; at all events, we can try"

"Pretty well tested the strength of our defensive line"

"You are not at Fort Henry"

"Not generally having an idea that a big fight was on hand"

"The whole line just seemed to melt away and scatter"

"Up to this period the success was complete"

"The one who attacks first now will be victorious"

"We got the place"

"The trophies of war are immense".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780700623136

0700623132

OCLC:

947148996