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Offers a detailed account of the American Civil War's Battle of Shiloh, a turning point when both the Union and the Confederacy realized the grand scale of the conflict, the large number of casualties that they could expect and that the war was not going to end anytime soon. By the author of Forrest Gump. Simultaneous.
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"Groom has given the Battle of Shiloh the mega attention that it deserves by writing a book with the storytelling appeal of fiction but solidly backed with fact....This is a book that will stay with you for a very long time."" The Washington Post"
"Groom enhances his solid reputation asa writer of general audience military history with this narrative of the Civil War sfirst major battle in the west." "Publisher's Weekly"
This thrilling narrative account of Shiloh from the bestselling author of "Forest Gump, " is a vivid portrayal of key players and epic moments that changed America s understanding of the war.
"Publishers Weekly" Top 10: History and Military History
"Stirring Civil War history from the author of"Forest Gump."...The emphasis on the human element gives the book a power that sets it apart from most military histories." "Kirkus" [Starred Review]
"Including pertinent military detail about weapons and organization, Groom s compositionalacumen makes Shiloh move quickly, vividly, graphically, and perfectly for armchair buff and battlefield
visitor alike." "Booklist"
Groom s gripping narrative is full of absorbing firsthand accounts from drummer boys, officers and enlisted men, nurses, and civilians A provocatively rendered and persuasively argued study that demands a central place in Civil War historiography. " "Library Journal" (Starred Review)
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"Groom enhances his solid reputation asa writer of general audience military history with this narrative of the Civil War sfirst major battle in the west." "Publisher's Weekly"
This thrilling narrative account of Shiloh from the bestselling author of "Forest Gump, " is a vivid portrayal of key players and epic moments that changed America s understanding of the war.
"Publishers Weekly" Top 10: History and Military History
"Stirring Civil War history from the author of"Forest Gump."...The emphasis on the human element gives the book a power that sets it apart from most military histories." "Kirkus" [Starred Review]
"Including pertinent military detail about weapons and organization, Groom s compositionalacumen makes Shiloh move quickly, vividly, graphically, and perfectly for armchair buff and battlefield
visitor alike." "Booklist"
Groom s gripping narrative is full of absorbing firsthand accounts from drummer boys, officers and enlisted men, nurses, and civilians A provocatively rendered and persuasively argued study that demands a central place in Civil War historiography. " "Library Journal" (Starred Review)
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WINSTON GROOM is the author of 14 previous books of nonfiction and fiction, including Shiloh, 1862; Vicksburg, 1863; Patriotic Fire; Shrouds of Glory; Forrest Gump; and Conversations With the enemy (with Duncan Spencer), which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.
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- PublisherBrilliance Audio Lib Edn
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1455874752
- ISBN 13 9781455874750
- BindingAudio CD
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