Men of Fire: Grant, Forrest, and the Campaign That Decided the Civil War

Jack Hurst

ISBN 10: 0786157879 ISBN 13: 9780786157877

Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc., 2007

Synopsis

The Forts Henry and Donelson campaign, the first decisive Union victory, fought on the western edge of the theater, was a gruesome omen of what was to come in the battle between the armies of two great men: Brigadier General U.S. Grant and his match in ruthlessness, Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Bedford Forrest.

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About the Author

JACK HURST has written two previous books, Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography and Nashville's Grand Ole Opry. He is a lifelong journalist for such newspapers as the Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Nashville Tennessean. He's a native of Maryville, Tennessee.

From AudioFile

Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Nathan Bedford Forrest both hated to lose. In the battle for Fort Donelson, Tennessee, in February 1892, they fought not only each other but their own fellow generals, back-and-forth warfare, and miserable conditions. Tom Weiners narration reflects the accuracy and detail of Hursts research. Weiner has a newscasters timbre and delivery. He pauses before quotations and gets into the character of whoever is speaking--Southerner, Midwesterner, country boy, officer. Listening is like getting messages from the past. History buffs should love this chronicle of the lesser-known western war. The victorious Grant became president; Forrest went on to help found the Ku Klux Klan. J.B.G. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc.
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0786157879
• ISBN 13: 9780786157877
• Binding: Audio CD