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This is the kind of book that once you start reading it, you can't put it down. When reading this book, you can actually feel the anxiety, fear, excitement and horror of Maj General Sherman, Union Troops and the Confederate citizens. I cannot imagine that something like this happened in our history. There is a lot of arrogance of Union Generals (Not Sherman, but Lil Kill for one) and of Confederate Generals and some of the South's citizens. The descriptions of the destruction of the cities of the south are very detailing as well as the suffering. As a Civil War Buff, I highly recommend this book.
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There is a certain fascination for me about the American Civil War and of one of its more colorful union generals--William T. Sherman. Many books on the Civil War are little more then a descriptions and accounts of battles, leaving out the soldier and civilian experiences. Sherman's March thankfully was not one of these! An easy read, it was one of those books that was difficult to put down, and leaving the reader begging for more. The reader can actually experience how Southerners, in the wake of Sherman's relentless march to the seas felt. The same was true for slaves who for the first time saw Yankees who were leading them to freedom. The stunning climax ending with the parade of union troops in Washington D.C. and of Sherman' years after the war left the reader with a certain melincholie as well as a better understanding as to why Sherman's total war was necessary. This is a "must read" if you are looking for a narrative that gives you a historical perspective from a military as well as civilian view.Read full review
Boring and written to a middle school level. Not for serious history buffs.
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