Vicksburg, 1863
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Ebook · April 20, 2010
In this thrilling narrative history of the Civil War’s most strategically important campaign, Winston Groom describes the bloody two-year grind that started when Ulysses S. Grant began taking a series of Confederate strongholds in 1861, climaxing with the siege of Vicksburg two years later.
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- Who it’s for
- A readable Civil War pick for when you want Vicksburg, 1863 without getting lost in the.
- Genres
- Civil War Era, Civil Wars, U.S. Military History
- Published
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, April 20, 2010
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In this thrilling narrative history of the Civil War’s most strategically important campaign, Winston Groom describes the bloody two-year grind that started when Ulysses S. Grant began taking a series of Confederate strongholds in 1861, climaxing with the siege of Vicksburg two years later. For Grant and the Union it was a crucial success that captured the Mississippi River, divided the South in half, and set the stage for eventual victory.
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Vicksburg, 1863 brings the battles and the protagonists of this struggle to life: we see Grant in all his grim determination, Sherman with his feistiness and talent for war, and Confederate leaders from Jefferson Davis to Joe Johnston to John Pemberton. It is an epic account by a masterful writer and historian.
Campaign Focus
A readable Civil War pick for when you want Vicksburg, 1863 without getting lost in the.
Come here for
- Vicksburg, 1863 focus
- Civil War history with enough context to follow the campaign
Expect
- Military history framing
- A sustained narrative read
Where it sits
| Civil War Era | 81% |
|---|---|
| Civil Wars | 45% |
| U.S. Military History | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- U.S. Military History
- 19th-Century America
- Civil War Era
- Authors
- Winston Groom
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- April 20, 2010
- Format
- Ebook
- Reading lane
- U.S. Military History