Description
The book, Shiloh: The Battle That Changed The Civil War, tells the story of the battle of Shiloh and its consequences. The author, Larry Daniel, provides a detailed account of the political and military decisions that led up to the battle, the personalities of the people involved, and the heroism of the individual soldiers. The battle was a turning point in the Civil War, and Daniel's book provides an excellent overview of the events that took place.
The battle of Shiloh, fought in April 1862 in the wilderness of south central Tennessee, marked a savage turning point in the Civil War.
In this masterful book, Larry Daniel re-creates the drama and the horror of the battle and discusses in authoritative detail the political and military policies that led to Shiloh, the personalities of those who formulated and executed the battle plans, the fateful misjudgments made on both sides, and the heroism of the small-unit leaders and ordinary soldiers who manned the battlefield.