In this thrilling narrative history of the Civil War’s most
strategically important campaign, Winston Groom describes the
bloody two-year grind that started when Ulysses S. Grant began
taking a series of Confederate strongholds in 1861, climaxing with
the siege of Vicksburg two years later. For Grant and the Union it
was a crucial success that captured the Mississippi River, divided
the South in half, and set the stage for eventual victory.
Vicksburg, 1863 brings the battles and the protagonists of
this struggle to life: we see Grant in all his grim determination,
Sherman with his feistiness and talent for war, and Confederate
leaders from Jefferson Davis to Joe Johnston to John Pemberton. It
is an epic account by a masterful writer and historian.
關於作者:
Winston Groom is the author of fourteen
previous books, including Patriotic Fire, Shrouds of
Glory, Forrest Gump, and Conversations with the Enemy
with Duncan Spencer, which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. He
lives with his wife and daughter in Point Clear, Alabama.
www.winstongroombooks.com