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

The long title is Men of Fire: Grant, Forrest, and the Campaign That Decided the Civil War. The book doesn’t live up to its hype. The Forts Henry-Donelson Campaign was a successful operation which opened up Tennessee and places south to invasion via river, and leveraged Confederate commander Albert......more

On the whole an interesting work, but not without its weaknesses. First, Forrest gets short shrift vs. Grant in terms of the narrative, second I don't think Hurst proves that the Pillow/Donelson battles "decided" the Civil War, and finally, I personally had a hard time following his blow-by-blow des......more

There were a number of elements I enjoyed from “Men of Fire” The content that focused on Grand and Forrest was insightful and interesting. I took from the description that there would be more comparing and contrasting of the two generals, but it was probably a 3:1 ratio of Grant content to Forrest c......more

Highly recommend. If you have any interest in reading/learning about "the unkempt little man in the blue brigadier general's coat", you've GOT to read/listen to this. And the foe of this Honorable General is The Ultimate Bad Guy...a very cruel plantation owner, slave trader and [allegedly] a Grand......more

This book is hyper focused on a very specific set of 2 battles during the Civil War in Tennessee. The book brings to a head the two men commanding on either side and how they happened upon that position. I thought it would be a more broad story of these two men than it was. I am woefully ignorant of......more