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Southern Storm (Abridged): Sherman's March to the Sea Audiobook
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Award-winning Civil War historian Noah Andre Trudeau has written a gripping, definitive new account that will stand as the last word on General William Tecumseh Sherman's epic march—a targeted strategy aimed to break not only the Confederate army but an entire society as well. With Lincoln's hard-fought reelection victory in hand, Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the Union forces, allowed Sherman to lead the largest and riskiest operation of the war. In rich detail, Trudeau explains why General Sherman's name is still anathema below the Mason-Dixon Line, especially in Georgia, where he is remembered as ""the one who marched to the sea with death and devastation in his wake.""
Sherman's swath of destruction spanned more than sixty miles in width and virtually cut the South in two, badly disabling the flow of supplies to the Confederate army. He led more than 60,000 Union troops to blaze a path from Atlanta to Savannah, ordering his men to burn crops, kill livestock, and decimate everything that fed the Rebel war machine. Grant and Sherman's gamble worked, and the march managed to crush a critical part of the Confederacy and increase the pressure on General Lee, who was already under siege in Virginia.
Told through the intimate and engrossing diaries and letters of Sherman's soldiers and the civilians who suffered in their path, Southern Storm paints a vivid picture of an event that would forever change the course of America.
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"As far as books about the March through Georgia are concerned, Trudeau's is peerless; it should remain the standard text on the topic for many, many years to come."
— Brian (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Trudeau succeeds in constructing a seamless historical narrative out of bits and pieces of human memory…And he does so with both a historian’s discipline and a novelist’s eye for the telling detail.”
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“Vivid and fascinating…Trudeau deserves praise for recognizing the need to revisit in detail this seemingly familiar chapter in American history.”
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“Mr. Trudeau’s narrative is peppered with trenchant observations from Sherman, one of history’s more quotable military leaders.”
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“Trudeau has written the most comprehensive single volume on this chapter of the Civil War.”
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“A balanced account of the famous—or infamous, depending on your sympathies—campaign that effectively ended the Civil War in the Deep South…Civil War enthusiasts will appreciate Trudeau’s careful attention to detail, while general readers may wish for a more vivid, cut-to-the-chase version of events.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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A New York Times bestseller
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" It was a very interesting and informative book about Sherman's march from Atlanta to Savannah. I would recommend it to anybody interested in the topic. "
— Jonathan, 1/5/2014 -
" Trudeau gives a thorough account of Sherman's march to the sea, using a multitude of primary sources that add rich details and flesh out the truth of this monumental moment of American history. "
— Pat, 12/5/2013 -
" The book had some interesting points but was also a bit slow, literally going day by day through the campaign. Think I would look for a different book on the topic. "
— Daniel, 10/30/2013 -
" Another in Trudeau's excellent studies on the Civil War. Very personal accout of the march through Georgia. I always look forward to his work. "
— John, 10/28/2013 -
" Long book, very detailed descriptions of each day of Sherman's march across Georgia. Probably more for the Civil War buff than for the casual reader. "
— Craig, 3/13/2012 -
" A re-counting of the famous Sherman drive to the sea across Georgia. Good writing. "
— Gary, 7/3/2010 -
" A very well written book about the Sherman's March. As well as telling the large Union military operation there are individaul soldier and civilian stories. "
— Clay, 6/1/2010 -
" Very interesting account, but exceedingly dense. I wouldn't recommend this book for the casual Civil War or American history follower. This book requires a dedication to muddle through the day-to-day operations of a running assault, which includes such minutiae as daily accounts of food provisions. "
— Matt, 9/11/2009 -
" The definitive and exhaustive book on the subject of Sherman's famous March to the Sea, both in content and page count. Good writing style and good use of maps. "
— Josh, 12/22/2008
About Noah Andre Trudeau
Noah Andre Trudeau is a Civil War historian who has written articles for Civil War Times Illustrated, Gettysburg Magazine, Blue and Gray, North & South, The Columbiad, America's Civil War, and Military History Quarterly. He has also written six books on the subject, including the bestseller, Gettysburg. His Like Men of War was honored with the Grady McWhiney Research Foundation's Jerry Coffey Memorial Book Prize. He lives in Washington, DC.
About Eric Conger
Eric Conger is a stage actor, voice artist, and award-winning audiobook narrator. He has narrated more than 125 fiction and nonfiction audiobooks and was a four-time finalist for the Audie Award, both as a sole narrator in 2007 and 2008 and as part of a multicast reading in 2001 and 2012. He has earned numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards. His extensive voice-over work includes more than 5,000 narrations for commercial ventures. A graduate of Wesleyan University and the University of Paris, he also works as a writer and playwright. He has appeared in over fifty plays and has also translated plays of Molière and Feydeau for regional theaters.