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    Publisher
    Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
    ISBN-10
    145516089X
    ISBN-13
    9781455160891
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    2309822570

    Product Key Features

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    United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / United States, United States / General
    Book Title
    Born to Battle : Grant and Forrest: Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga; the Campaigns That Doomed the Confederacy
    Publication Year
    2012
    Language
    English
    Genre
    History
    Author
    Jack Hurst
    Format
    Compact Disc

    Dimensions

    Item Length
    5.7 In.
    Item Width
    5.2 In.

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    Jack Hurst's Born to Battle brings the American Civil War's Western Theater alive through dramatic portraits of Ulysses S. Grant and Nathan B. Forrest. The product of working-class backgrounds, each general approached warfare with a uniquely American blend of cunning, resourcefulness, and resolve--traits that both contributed to their successes and baffled their superiors. Masterfully recounted, this gripping tale will enthrall seasoned Civil War buffs and history novices alike., Not all readers will agree with everything Jack Hurst says, but they will find the argument intriguing that a commoner won the Civil War because his side gave him the chance, while the Confederacy lost because it kept its most talented commoner at arms length., JoeBarrett gives another fine reading in presenting this dual biography, whichfocuses on the careers of Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Nathan Bedford Forrestduring the years 1862-1863. Both men came from the working class, and thisquality is emphasized as the author discusses the maturation of Grant as astrategic genius and Forrest as a battle leader and tactician. Barrett'sgravelly voice and Midwestern accent go well with the text, and he does well inrelating this detailed work. His pacing is easygoing but not slow, and he isable to affect Southern and other accents effectively when reading quotes andthen switch back to the narrative without skipping a beat., Hurst juxtaposes Ulysses S. Grant and Nathan Bedford Forrest during the period when each began demonstrating the abilities that made them respected opponents...Original and provocative., It is rare indeed to have a writer like Jack Hurst, both a careful and meticulous historian and a first-rate storyteller. Born to Battle is what Jack Hurst does best. Drawing on many years of examination and research, Hurst has laid out the details of history as if he were crafting an epic myth. Grant and Forrest come alive as they take on the roles of the very human giants of the war, battling through the western campaign in what would be the death knell of the Confederacy. Hurst's epic tale of history gives us a better understanding of why the war would be won or lost far from borders of Virginia., In a finely wrought battle narrative and character study, Jack Hurst shows how two men seemingly so different--one flamboyant and daring, the other solid and determined--became great soldiers by struggling not only against their enemies, but against their own inner demons., A lively narrative of the Civil War's Western theater, too often overshadowed by the better known armies and battles in the East. Historian Hurst continues the work he began in Men of Fire, following the careers of Ulysses S. Grant and Nathan Bedford Forrest from Shiloh to the defense of Chattanooga...Particularly recommended for fans of the controversial Forrest.
    Edition Description
    Unabridged edition
    Synopsis
    Born to Battle examines the Civil War's complex and decisive western theater through the exploits of its greatest figures: Ulysses S. Grant and Nathan Bedford Forrest. These two opposing giants squared off in some of the most epic campaigns of the war, starting at Shiloh and continuing through Perryville, Vicksburg, Chickamauga, and Chattanooga--battles in which the Union would slowly but surely divide the western Confederacy, setting the stage for the final showdowns of this bloody and protracted conflict. Grant is widely regarded as the man most responsible for winning the war for the Union; Forrest, as the Confederacy's most fearsome defender in the West. Both men had risen through their respective hierarchies thanks to their cunning and military brilliance, and despite their checkered pasts. Grant and Forrest were both lower-born officers who struggled to overcome particular, dubious reputations (Forrest's as a semiliterate rustic and Grant's as a doltish drunkard). In time, each became renowned for his intelligence, resourcefulness, and grit. Indeed, as Hurst shows, their familiarity with hardship gave both men a back-against-the-wall mindset that would ultimately determine their success--both on and off the battlefield. Beginning with the Union victory at Tennessee's Fort Donelson in February 1862 (when Grant handed the Union the largest force ever captured on American soil, refurbishing his reputation and earning himself the nickname "Unconditional Surrender Grant"), Hurst follows both men through the campaigns of the next twenty months, showing how this critical period--and these two unequaled leaders--would change the course of the war. Again and again, Grant's hardscrabble tactics saved Federal forces from the disastrous decisions of his fellow commanders, who seemed unable to think outside of the West Point playbook. Just as often, Forrest's hot temper and wily frontier know-how would surprise his Federal adversaries and allow him to claim astonishing victories on behalf of the Confederacy. But as Grant pressed south and east over the course of these twenty months--routing Confederate forces at such critical strongholds as Corinth; Vicksburg, the "Gibraltar of the Mississippi"; and Chattanooga--the systemic differences between the North and South began to tell. The more inclusive, meritocratic Union allowed Grant to enter into the military's halls of decision, whereas the proudly aristocratic Confederate high command barred Forrest from theirs. As Hurst vividly demonstrates, that disparity affected, and possibly dictated, the war's outcome. Thoroughly disgusted with his disdainful superiors and their failure to save his home state of Tennessee from the clutches of the Union, Forrest eventually requested a transfer to a backwater theater of the war. Grant, by contrast, won command of the entire Union army following his troops' stunning performance at Chattanooga, and would go on to lead the North to victory over the forces of another exceptional Southern general: Robert E. Lee. An utterly American tale about class and merit and their role in one of the most formative wars in the nation's history, Born to Battle offers an impassioned account of two visionary Civil War leaders and the clashing cultures they fought--in some cases, quite ironically--to protect. Hurst shows how Grant and Forrest brought to the battlefield the fabled virtues of the American working class: ingenuity, hard work, and intense determination. Each man's background contributed to his triumphs on the battlefield, but the open-mindedness of his fellow commanders proved just as important. When the North embraced Grant, it won a stalwart defender. When the South rejected Forrest, by contrast, it sealed its fate.
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    11 pages

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