They Called Him Stonewall, Burke Davis
They Called Him Stonewall, Burke Davis
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They Called Him Stonewall

Author: Burke Davis

Narrator: Christopher Hurt

Unabridged: 14 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2007

Synopsis

Stonewall Jackson was a military genius at once peculiar and perfect, a fearless soldier in battle but a Godfearing man who hesitated to kill on Sunday. He broke the rules of war to win, and yet his tactics are studied in military academies the world over. Burke Davis brings the color, vivid characterization, and immediacy of the best fiction to this fascinating biography.From the remarkable Valley Campaign through the Seven Days, Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and the masterful though tragic sweep at Chancellorsville where Jackson was felled by one of his own soldiers, this is a compelling narrative of men and war.

About Burke Davis

Burke Davis (1913-2006) was an American author and journalist best known for his narrative histories of the Civil War, including To Appomattox: Nine April Days, 1865, Sherman's March, and The Long Surrender. His acclaimed biographies of military and political figures include They Called Him Stonewall, Gray Fox: Robert E. Lee and the Civil War, Marine!: The Life of Chesty Puller, and Old Hickory: A Life of Andrew Jackson. A longtime special projects writer for Colonial Williamsburg, Davis also published many works of historical nonfiction for young readers. His numerous honors include the Mayflower Cup, the North Carolina Award for Literature, and election to the North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame and the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Erik on November 25, 2020

My family came over to North America, Canada and the USA, at the end of the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th centuries. Consequently, I lack a nativist attitude. In order to get at that sensibility I've found books about the Civil War to be most useful, the Revolution being too remote, the War......more

Goodreads review by Les on May 15, 2014

The penultimate biography of one of the Civil War's most famous generals. "Stonewall" was deeply revered by the Confederates and greatly feared by the Federals. Burke Davis moves back and forth in time with the ease of human memory. He sketches the general with such astonishing detail that it seems......more

Goodreads review by Ben on August 23, 2023

Good book. And very evenly balanced and fair. Davis does a great job of describing the popularity and love the folks of the South had for Jackson and even respect and fear the North had for him, but also does not shy away from his flaws…. Not sharing plans/information with his staff, sometimes conspi......more

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