A Scythe of Fire(Reprint) Through the Civil War with One of Lee's Most Legendary Regiments by StevenE. Woodworth, Warren /. Woodworth Wilkinson Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2003 by William Morrow Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-0-06-054229-0, ISBN: 0-06-054229-2
"The men of the Eighth Georgia Infantry Regiment answered the Confederate call to arms in the spring of 1861. They fought hard in most major battles of the war, including Bull Run and Gettysburg, enduring heartbreaking losses and finally, at Appomattox, witnessing their ultimate defeat. A Scythe of Fire tells the remarkable story of this regiment, which held together through long years of victory, defeat, and despair. The magnificent pro ..."
A Deep Steady Thunder(1st Edition) The Battle of Chickamauga (Civil War Campaigns and Commanders Series) by StevenE. Woodworth, Grady Mcwhiney Paperback, 140 Pages, Published 1998 by State House Press ISBN-13: 978-1-886661-10-3, ISBN: 1-886661-10-3
"In September 1863, Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans drives into Georgia flanking Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg out of Chattanooga. Bragg, heavily reinforced, turns on Rosecrans and nearly traps him before he can fall back. The two great armies finally meet at Chickamauga. Through woods and small clearings, a confused but vicious battle rages as each army gropes and grapples at the other trying to find the enemy's flanks. At nightfall, R ..."
Davis and Lee at War(1st Edition) by StevenE. Woodworth Hardcover, 424 Pages, Published 1995 by University Press Of Kansas ISBN-13: 978-0-7006-0718-1, ISBN: 0-7006-0718-8
"Steven Woodworth's previous book, the critically acclaimed Jefferson Davis and His Generals, won the prestigious Fletcher Pratt Award and was a main selection of the History Book Club. In that book he showed how the failures of Davis and his military leaders in the west paved the way for Confederate defeat. In Davis and Lee at War, he concludes his study of Davis as rebel commander-in-chief and shows how the lack of a unified purpose an ..."
Nothing but Victory(1st Edition) The Army of the Tennessee, 1861-1865 by StevenE. Woodworth Paperback, 800 Pages, Published 2006 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-375-72660-6, ISBN: 0-375-72660-8
"Composed almost entirely of Midwesterners and molded into a lean, skilled fighting machine by Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman, the Army of the Tennessee marched directly into the heart of the Confederacy and won major victories at Shiloh and at the rebel strongholds of Vicksburg and Atlanta.Acclaimed historian Steven Woodworth has produced the first full consideration of this remarkable unit that has received less prestige ..."
"They read the same Bible and prayed to the same God, but they faced each other in battle with rage in their hearts. The Civil War not only pitted brother against brother but also Christian against Christian, with soldiers from North and South alike devoutly believing that God was on their side. Steven Woodworth, one of our most prominent and provocative Civil War historians, presents the first detailed study of soldiers' religious be ..."
"Offering the clearest and most comprehensive examination of the conflict that transformed the United States, the Atlas of the Civil War reveals with immediacy the numerous dimensions of this historic confrontation. Surpassing the scope of any previously published single-volume work, this atlas pairs expert scholarship with bold mapping to vividly depict the ebb and flow of destruction and reconstruction. Divided chronologically into fiv ..."
Sherman(1st Edition) Lessons in Leadership (Great Generals) by StevenE. Woodworth, Wesley K. Clark Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2010 by St. Martin's Griffin Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-230-62062-9, ISBN: 0-230-62062-0
"General William Tecumseh Sherman famously said “War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it.” This statement has contributed to his mythic status as a grim-visaged Civil War character who embodied implacable war. Utilizing unique and highly successful maneuvering techniques, Sherman was an original, decisive, and efficient leader. Rising steadily through the ranks during the Civil War, Sherman quickly became Ulysses S. Grant’s right hand m ..."
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Six Armies in Tennessee(1st Edition) The Chickamauga and Chattanooga Campaigns (Great Campaigns of the Civil War) by StevenE. Woodworth Paperback, 262 Pages, Published 1999 by Bison Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8032-9813-2, ISBN: 0-8032-9813-7
"When Vicksburg fell to Union forces under General Grant in July 1863, the balance turned against the Confederacy in the trans-Appalachian theater. The Federal success along the river opened the way for advances into central and eastern Tennessee, which culminated in the bloody battle of Chickamauga and then a struggle for Chattanooga. Chickamauga is usually counted as a Confederate victory, albeit a costly one. That battle-indeed the en ..."
Beneath a Northern Sky(2nd Edition) A Short History of the Gettysburg Campaign (The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era) by StevenE. Woodworth Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2008 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-5981-3, ISBN: 0-7425-5981-5
"Of all the places and events in this nation's history, Gettysburg may well be the name best known to Americans. Millions flock each year to the little town in south-central Pennsylvania where more than 135 years ago the largest, bloodiest, and most dramatic battle of the Civil War raged across the now-peaceful hills and meadows. The subject of an epic movie and a best-selling work of fiction, the battle continues to fascinate Americans. ..."
"Of all the places and events in this nation's history, Gettysburg may well be the name best known to Americans. Millions flock each year to the little town in south-central Pennsylvania where more than 135 years ago the largest, bloodiest, and most dramatic battle of the Civil War raged across the now-peaceful hills and meadows. The subject of an epic movie and a best-selling work of fiction, the battle continues to fascinate Americans. ..."
Shiloh Confederate High Tide in the Heartland (Battles and Leaders of the American Civil War) by StevenE. Woodworth Hardcover, 175 Pages, Published 2013 by Praeger ISBN-13: 978-0-313-39921-3, ISBN: 0-313-39921-2
"The Battle of Shiloh was one of the most important battles of the Civil War, and it offers a particularly rich opportunity to study the ways in which different leaders reacted to unexpected challenges. "Shiloh: Confederate High Tide in the Heartland" provides a fascinating and fast-paced narrative history of the key campaign and battle in the Civil War's decisive western theater the heartland of the Confederacy west of the Appalachians. ..."
"Jefferson Davis is a historical figure who provokes strong passions among scholars. Through the years historians have placed him at both ends of the spectrum: some have portrayed him as a hero, others have judged him incompetent. In Jefferson Davis and His Generals, Steven Woodworth shows that both extremes are accurate--Davis was both heroic and incompetent. Yet neither viewpoint reveals the whole truth about this complicated figure. W ..."
Manifest Destinies(1st Edition) America's Westward Expansion and the Road to the Civil War by StevenE. Woodworth Hardcover, 432 Pages, Published 2010 by Knopf Deckle Edge ISBN-13: 978-0-307-26524-1, ISBN: 0-307-26524-2
"A sweeping history of the 1840s, Manifest Destinies captures the enormous sense of possibility that inspired America’s growth and shows how the acquisition of western territories forced the nation to come to grips with the deep fault line that would bring war in the near future.Steven E. Woodworth gives us a portrait of America at its most vibrant and expansive. It was a decade in which the nation significantly enlarged its boundaries, ..."
"Some 100,000 soldiers fought in the April 1862 battle of Shiloh, and nearly 20,000 men were killed or wounded; more Americans died on that Tennessee battlefield than had died in all the nationâs previous wars combined. In the first book in his new series, Steven E. Woodworth has brought together a group of superb historians to reassess this significant battle and provide in-depth analyses of key aspects of the campaign and its afterma ..."
"The Civil War was barely over before Southerners and other students of the war began to examine the Confederate high command in search of an explanation for the South's failure. Although years of research failed to show that the South's defeat was due to a single, overriding cause, the actions of the Southern leaders during the war were certainly among the reasons the South lost the war.In No Band of Brothers, Steven Woodworth explores, ..."
"The Human Tradition in the Civil War and Reconstruction brings alive this decisive period in American history by taking the reader beyond the realm of generals, presidents, and the other towering figures of history and introducing fourteen individuals who represent the variety of people who made up the great mass of the nation in the middle of the nineteenth century. Readers will meet women like LaSalle Pickett, whose activities not onl ..."
Jefferson Davis and His Generals(Reprint) The Failure of Confederate Command in the West (Modern War Studies (Paperback)) by StevenE. Woodworth Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 1990 by University Press Of Kansas ISBN-13: 978-0-7006-0567-5, ISBN: 0-7006-0567-3
"Jefferson Davis is a historical figure who provokes strong passions among scholars. Through the years historians have placed him at both ends of the spectrum: some have portrayed him as a hero, others have judged him incompetent.In Jefferson Davis and His Generals, Steven Woodworth shows that both extremes are accurate—Davis was both heroic and incompetent. Yet neither viewpoint reveals the whole truth about this complicated figure. ..."
Manifest Destinies(Reprint) America's Westward Expansion and the Road to the Civil War by StevenE. Woodworth Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2011 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-307-27770-1, ISBN: 0-307-27770-4
Sherman Lessons in Leadership (Great Generals) by StevenE. Woodworth, Wesley K. Clark Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2009 by St. Martin's Press Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-230-61024-8, ISBN: 0-230-61024-2
"General William Tecumseh Sherman famously said "War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it." This statement has contributed to his mythic status as a grim-visaged Civil War character who embodied implacable war. Utilizing unique and highly successful maneuvering techniques, Sherman was an original, decisive, and efficient leader. Rising steadily through the ranks during the Civil War, Sherman quickly became Ulysses S. Grant's right hand m ..."