Sherman, Agostino Von Hassell
Sherman, Agostino Von Hassell
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Sherman
The Ruthless Victor

Author: Agostino Von Hassell, Ed Breslin

Series: Generals

Narrator: Dave Hoffman

Unabridged: 4 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 05/25/2021

Synopsis

He was named after an enemy of the United States.  He was proslavery despite his loyalty to the Union.  He burned and pillaged an already beaten foe on a march history will never forget.If, as he famously said, "war is hell," William Tecumsah Sherman can be classified as a flamethrower of ruthless ferocity.  Defined by his contradictions, Sherman achieved immortality in his role as Ulysses Grant's hammer in the Civil War.  A failed banker and lawyer, Sherman found his calling with the outbreak of war in 1861.  With indecision a common ailment among Union generals early the conflict, Sherman's temperament and unwavering focus on the mission at hand-preserving the Union-helped shift the fortunes of North and South.Authors Agostino Von Hassell and Ed Breslin present Sherman as once man and phenomenon.  From Bull Run to Shiloh, from Vicksburg to Chattanooga, and from Atlanta to Savannah, Sherman carved the Confederacy with a feral singularity of purpose.  At times disheveled and informal to a fault, "Uncle Billy" became a hero whose legend only grew with allegations of villainy.

About Agostino Von Hassell

Agostino von Hassell spent his formative years in the United States, studying European History at Columbia University, graduating with a B.A. in 1974. He then attended Columbia Journalism School, graduating with awards in 1975. He is the president of The Repton Group LLC. Hassell has extensive expertise in national security matters, high-level investigations around the globe, terrorism and military issues and global trade problems.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Louis on September 13, 2022

If you are looking for a very basic overview of Sherman, this is a good choice. However the authors could have dedicated more space to his life after the Civil War (summed up along with his legacy in 5 pages) and any history text should have footnotes & an index......more

Goodreads review by Vera on October 23, 2011

I began reading Sherman-The Ruthless Victor as most Southerners are prone to do prejudiced toward and with disdain for a Union General who pursued a ruthless rampage of killing, burning, raping, and destroying the peoples and every step of Southern soil on which he and his Union soldiers trampled i......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on January 06, 2012

Thomas Nelson Publishing Company has released a series called The Generals, biographies of the great generals of American history. Several months ago, I read and reviewed Lee: A Life of Virtue. I loved it. So when I had the chance to read and review another book in this series, I jumped at it. This t......more

Goodreads review by Brenten on July 17, 2012

I’ve whole heartedly enjoyed the Generals series because each book has opened my eyes to the story of an heroic historical figure and detailed some practical and important leadership practices. And I’m honestly glad the editors included this entry in the series as well as it reveals the other side o......more

Goodreads review by Dale on February 18, 2012

A troubling biography. Thomas Nelson Publishers has stepped out and published an attractive series of short biographies of American generals - all nicely bound and immensely readable. But, I found Sherman: The Ruthless Victor to be more than a little troubling for what really amounts to just a fe......more

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