Grant, John Mosier
Grant, John Mosier
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Grant
A Biography

Author: John Mosier, General Wesley K. Clark

Narrator: Brian Emerson

Unabridged: 6 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2007

Synopsis

In this addition to the Palgrave Great Generals Series, John Mosier brings to life the brilliant military strategist Ulysses S. Grant. A modest and unassuming man, Grant never lost a battle, leading the Union to victory over the Confederacy during the Civil War, ultimately becoming president of the re-united states. Grant revolutionized military warfare by creating new leadership strategies and by integrating new technologies in classical military strategy. In this compelling biography, Mosier reveals the man behind the military legend, showing how Grant’s creativity and genius off the battlefield shaped him into one of our nation’s greatest military leaders.

About John Mosier

John Mosier is the author of The Myth of the Great War, and from 1989–1992 he edited the New Orleans Review. As a military historian, he received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop an interdisciplinary curriculum for the study of the two world wars. He lives in Jefferson, Louisiana.

About Brian Emerson

Brian Emerson is an actor and technical director with a long career in the Washington, DC, and Baltimore areas.

About General Wesley K. Clark

General Wesley K. Clark served in the United States Army for thirty-four years and rose to the rank of four-star general as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. He is author of A Time to Lead, as well as the bestselling books Waging Modern War and Winning Modern Wars. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Eric on February 14, 2018

An enlightening, if small, volume on the generalship and leadership of U.S. Grant. Places him in the context of his by comparison with most of the Civil War generals, and additionally places him in the pantheon of generals going back to Napoleon and forward to Marshall and Eisenhower. Nicely done wi......more

Goodreads review by Amarjeet on May 08, 2021

A small but comprehensive biography of Grant and what made him such an effective general. Mosier's most conspicuous achievement is that his narrative foregoes military jargon to present Grant as an ordinary man. This makes 'Grant' a compelling and inspirational read. Mosier's prose is exceptional an......more

Goodreads review by Darryl on July 06, 2024

I feel like the author had an age da to prove Grant was one of the greatest generals of all times, and by making that his thesis, it colored his perspective and affected where he focused his attention. Grant's leadership of the army of the Potomac seemed to have been short-changed. If he mentioned t......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on June 01, 2016

Perhaps, history is seen too often only by what we remember it to be. In that regard, we know the pantheon of our own civil war very well: - Lee, the saintly knight and gentle warrior; - Jackson, the lemon-sucking, Calvinist genius; - McClellan, the immobile (funny a saddle should be named for hi......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on September 01, 2015

This well wrote biography of Ulysses S. Grant stands out from others of its kind. There are enough biography's of this man to fill a small library. John Moiser goes into great detail on Grant's life, on and off the battlefield. Each person in the biography is introduced with minimal facts left out.......more

Quotes

“A solid description of the most effective Union general. Grant has been consistently underestimated and Mosier helps correct that.” Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the US House of Representatives and author of Gettysburg and Grant Comes East 

“Mosier has written the best appraisal of Grant’s generalship ever to appear…Mosier has gone farther than anyone in proclaiming Grant to have been a military genius, one who in a number of ways surpassed both Napoleon and Wellington.” Charles Bracelen Flood, author of Grant and Sherman and Lee: The Last Years

“ An outstanding contribution to General Wesley Clark's Great Generals Series...Mosier writes with great conviction and concision. It is easy to fall under his spell...What makes Mosier such an attractive writer is his iconoclasm and his ability to reargue history and biography...Written with verve and directness. ”
New York Sun

“Concise and informative…Mosier does an excellent job explaining Grant's genius for the art of war…[A] Lucid, enlightening picture of the general and what made him truly unique.”
Military Review

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