Grant by Robin Neillands

Grant by Robin Neillands

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General Sam Grant made famous the expression 'unconditional surrender', which is how most of his battles ended -- for his opponents. A hard-drinking soldier in a hard-drinking army, he led the Federal armies to victory, forcing Robert E Lee to surrender the main Confederate army in 1865.

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Grant by Robin Neillands

General Sam Grant made famous the expression 'unconditional surrender', which is how most of his battles ended -- for his opponents. A hard-drinking soldier in a hard-drinking army, he led the Federal armies to victory, forcing Robert E Lee to surrender the main Confederate army in 1865. Robin Neillands' concise biography takes us from Grant's disasterous pre-war record to his sudden emergence as a general of genius.
Robin Neillands served in 45 Commando Royal Marines during the 1950s. He now works as a journalist and travel writer and has a growing reputation as a military historian. He has published many books on British military history from the Napoleonic era through to the Second World War.
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ISBN 13 9780297846079
ISBN 10 0297846078
Title Grant
Author Robin Neillands
Series Great Commanders S
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 2004-04-08
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.