Shrouds of Glory is Winston Groom's riveting account of General John Bell Hood's decisive actions in the western theater of operations during the f...
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Jan 29, 2012
Steven
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In hindsight, it is clear that the Confederacy made a major error giving command of their Army of Tennessee to General John Bell Hood. He was excellent at division command. There is some question about his ability at Corps command (note his hesitation at a critical moment during Joe Johnston's retreat toward Atlanta, with Sherman pressing his army). This book, most literately written by the author of "Forrest Gump" and other novels, depicts the leadup to and campaign toward Nashville.
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Jul 11, 2011
Tom
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Straight-forward story of a lesser-known campaign of the Civil War. Groom is clearly a fiction writer, because his research is both scanty and poorly done. Also, several sections in the book either repeat themselves or are out of order.
Jan 29, 2012
Jonathan
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Awful book due to poor research. Writing style was hard to read. Groom never focused on a particular person or event for more than a paragraph. Book was also full of errors.
Johnston surrended Army of Tennessee in Greensboro, NC? Any historian that did their research knows it was Durham Station (now Durham, NC).
Johnston surrended Army of Tennessee in Greensboro, NC? Any historian that did their research knows it was Durham Station (now Durham, NC).
Jan 29, 2012
Nathan
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A straightforward handling of complcated military history, told with the utmost lack of verve or color. If this hadn't concerned the Battles of Franklin and Nashville, I wouldn't have bothered finishing.
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