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Grant and Sherman

By: Charles Bracelen Flood
Narrated by: Charles Bracelen Flood
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"We were as brothers," William Tecumseh Sherman said, describing his relationship with Ulysses S. Grant. They were incontestably two of the most important figures in the Civil War, but until now there has been no book about their victorious partnership and the deep friendship that made it possible.

Heeding the call to save the Union, each struggled past political hurdles to join the war effort. Taking each other's measure at the Battle of Shiloh, they began their unique collaboration. Often together under fire on the war's great battlefields, they shared the demands of family life, the heartache of loss, and supported each other in the face of mudslinging by the press and politicians. Their growing mutual admiration and trust set the stage for the crucial final year of the war and the peace that would follow.

Moving and elegantly written, Grant and Sherman is a fascinating portrait of two men whose friendship, forged on the battlefield, would win the Civil War.

The gray and the blue: listen to more about the American Civil War.
©2006 Charles Bracelen Flood (P)2005 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"A solid book." (Publishers Weekly)
"Flood's overarching theme of Grant and Sherman's friendship, born in fire, is...a worthy contribution to Civil War literature." (Kirkus Reviews)

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Superb History

This book is clearly written and incisive with lots of great historical details. Flood really brings out the friendship between Sherman and Grant. He is also a surprisingly great narrator. I highly recommend this book.

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Recommended

This is a well-paced book for those interested in the broader details of the Civil War and relationships between people who shaped events. The narration is well-done and engaging.

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Great book! Great listen!

Awesome! A must read for history buffs. It's just a great, true story! My only hesitation is that they abridged the whole battle of Chattanooga/Lookout Mountain. Flood has written a book with excellent research and great story telling! I'm looking forward to getting his other books.

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CaValry NOT caLvary

The book is informtive and flows nicely, delivering lots of interesting tidbits about the two generals.

However, author/narrator Mr Flood's bouncing between corrctly pronouncing cavalry and calvary was highly distracting. Big difference in the meanings of both words.

Otherwise an exellent listen.

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bonds of friends

Unique vantage point of Grant and Sherman...it was an excellent book! I highly recommend this work.

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Disappointing

Too shallow. Could have been twice the length. Not enough meat. It does whet the appetite for a more substantial biography.

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Exceptional!

Floods books bring forth the truth about these men, no matter what side of the war. He presents the human side as well as the war.

An exceptional author who researches thoroughly and writes exceptionally.

A must for any Civil War book collection.

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This Review Needs a Title...So, I

Very interesting description of the friendship between Grant and Sherman during the Civil War, and their key roles in winning the war. Charles Bracelen Flood has attempted to explore this unique relationship in "Grant and Sherman: The Friendship that Won the Civil War." Beginning with their backgrounds, he shows their similarities. He then goes on to demonstrate the growing trust between the two generals during the early years of the war.

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needed more context for the point he was making.

in trying to show the quotations and the circumstances that exemplified the relationship between Grant and Sherman would have been better had he not skimped so much on the circumstances that each quotation came from. who also many letters that were written that should have been included especially the ones from Sherman to Grant where he encouraged him to be humble and playing and honest as he move forward in his career to make sure that he wasn't changed by his success.

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An Amazing Friendship

I just finished reading this book for a college history course as my chosen reading for a review. I am by no means a history buff or a great reader but this book pulled me in right away and was easy to understand. It's amazing to think on how close these two were and came to be by the chance in their lives. As a serviceman of today's army I look back on how different it was for these men to fight and how hard it must have been for leaders to maintain moral of their soldiers. I look forward to leaning on points in this literature when teaching my soldiers as there is so much to be taken from Grant and Sherman's history of success and tribulation. I have purchased a hard copy that I will be adding to my collection of war literature. Thank you Charles Bracelen Flood for your dedication put forth in writing this book.

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