On Fields of Fury: From the Wilderness to the Crater : An Eyewitness History

by Richard Wheeler

This compelling collection of eyewitness accounts--an engrossing chronological narrative extracted from memoirs and soldiers' letters--depicts the bloody battles of Grant's desperate, all-out assault on Lee's armies from May through July, 1864. "A gripping chronicle."--Kirkus Reviews. 100 halftones.

Genres: Civil War

320 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1991

About the author

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Richard "Dick" Wheeler was an accomplished military historian and served with the United States Marine Corp (Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division) during World War II. Wheeler participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima and was wounded there. He wrote seventeen military history books and served as a consultant on numerous movie and television productions. He passed away on October 21, 2008 at the age of 86.

Reviews

[Read1000books · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first of several I have read by Wheeler in his "Eyewitness" Civil War series. By quoting diaries, memoirs, newspaper accounts, letters, etc., with just enough connecting text to keep it moving, Wheeler lets the participants tell the story. He is my favorite Civil War historian; if you're a Civil War buff, you have to try Richard Wheeler.