Men of fire
Subtitle: Grant, Forrest, and the campaign that decided the Civil War
By: Jack Hurst
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 442
ISBN-13: 9780465031849
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. -- 1822-1885 -- Military leadership; Forrest, Nathan Bedford, -- 1821-1877 -- Military leadership; Generals -- United States -- Biography; Fort Henry, Battle of, Tenn., 1862; Fort Donelson, Battle of, Tenn., 1862; Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
Genres: Biography
Description: Recounts the Civil War battles of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, focusing on the opposing generals: Grant, in command of the Union forces and yet to win a battle, and his opponent, the equally untried but less fortunate Forrest.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-424) and index