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Personal Recollections Of Distinguished Generals
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Author : William Franklin Gore Shanks
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Library
Release Date : 1866
Personal Recollections Of Distinguished Generals written by William Franklin Gore Shanks and has been published by University of Michigan Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1866 with History categories.
Personal Recollections Of Distinguished Generals Classic Reprint
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Author : William Franklin Gore Shanks
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-07-11
Personal Recollections Of Distinguished Generals Classic Reprint written by William Franklin Gore Shanks and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-11 with History categories.
Excerpt from Personal Recollections of Distinguished Generals Writing contemporaneous history is the most thank less of tasks, and I discover also one of the least inde pendent of labors. Still I have not written with a goose quill, and there has been some gall in my ink, yet I do; not think I have any thing in the ensuing chapters to blot. I do not think I have done any man injustice. I have written many sentences and made many assertions which will doubtless be termed strong, but in writing these I am only the amanuensis of truth; and I write with the firm belief that historical truth should be only less sacred than religious truth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Release Date : 2020-01-24
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Personal Recollections Of Distinguished Generals
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Author : William Franklin Gore Shanks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
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Personal Recollections Of Distinguished Generals
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Author : William F. G. Shanks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1866
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Personal Recollections Of Distinguished Generals By William F G Shanks
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Author : William Franklin Gore Shanks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-01-01
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Personal Recollections Of Distinguished Generals
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Author : William Franklin Gore Shanks
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 2011-01-01
Personal Recollections Of Distinguished Generals written by William Franklin Gore Shanks and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The purpose of this volume is to make more familiar to the general public the actual characters of some of our great military leaders during the late war. I have attempted to portray them not as on parade, but in undress uniform, and to illustrate not only their great military qualities, but more particularly their mental peculiarities and characteristics. These pages will be found to contain many facts about some of the great battles which official reports have left untold, with such recollections of our generals as history proper will not perhaps condescend to record, and to embrace singular facts about great campaigns and strange stories of great men. The portraits are freely drawn. They are made from actual studies, if not special sittings, and while taking care to give every beauty, I have omitted none of the deformities or blemishes of my subjects, though I have told in full detail their virtues, and have touched on their faults and vices lightly. I have avoided alike extreme extravagance in praise or censure. Still there is enough shadow to the pictures to give the necessary, if not agreeable contrast to the lights. The reader must not, however, mistake the stand-point from which I have written. Distance, unfortunately for truth, lends enchantment not only to objects, but to men. The atmosphere of Olympus produces many phantasmagoria, and the great at a distance exist to our eyes in a sort of mirage. The philosophy of perspective as applied to natural objects is reversed when applied to mankind, and there are very few men who do not grow smaller as one approaches them. Most men are pyramidal in shape only, not proportions. "No man is a hero to his valet." Even Jupiter was ridiculous at times to Homer. Very few generals have appeared great to the war correspondents; and though very few of the latter can claim to be descendants of Diogenes, they can assert, with equal positiveness, that very few of the generals have been Alexanders, and that "the very sun shines through them." I have written under the disadvantage of being too near the objects drawn; and those who do not know the subjects as well may imagine I have made them undeservedly Liliputian in dimensions. Writing contemporaneous history is the most thankless of tasks, and I discover also one of the least independent of labors. Still I have not written with a goose-quill, and there has been some gall in my ink, yet I do not think I have any thing in the ensuing chapters to blot. I do not think I have done any man injustice. I have written many sentences and made many assertions which will doubtless be termed strong, but in writing these I am only the amanuensis of truth; and I write with the firm belief that "historical truth should be only less sacred than religious truth."
Personal Recollections Of Distinguished Generals Abridged Annotated
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Author : William F. G. Shanks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-11-07
Personal Recollections Of Distinguished Generals Abridged Annotated written by William F. G. Shanks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-07 with categories.
One of the most remarkable books to come out of the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War was William F.G. Shank's book on the generals he observed up close and personal all during the war. As a correspondent for Harper's Magazine and the New York Herald, Shank followed through camp and battle, seeing the strengths but also the foibles and failings of some of our most prominent Union leaders.Shank does not shy from including illuminating details that he was later told may have offended the subjects of his treatments. But he is admiring of the men he met and admirably creates portraits of Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Rousseau, Thomas, Hooker, and others that you will not read elsewhere.As he states in the preface: "Very few generals have appeared great to the war correspondents; and though very few of the latter can claim to be descendants of Diogenes, they can assert, with equal positiveness, that very few of the generals have been Alexanders, and that 'the very sun shines through them.'"An interesting note included about Rousseau (one of our least written-about generals) is that during his legal career, he successfully tried a veritable "To Kill a Mockingbird" case.No student of the war should be without this volume."Whether extolling or condemning, [Shanks] is always interesting." New York Evening Post.
Personal Recollections Of President Abraham Lincoln General Ulysses S Grant And General William Sherman Classic Reprint
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Author : Grenville Mellen Dodge
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-03-20
Personal Recollections Of President Abraham Lincoln General Ulysses S Grant And General William Sherman Classic Reprint written by Grenville Mellen Dodge and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-20 with History categories.
Excerpt from Personal Recollections of President Abraham Lincoln, General Ulysses S. Grant and General William Sherman If any personal description of me is thought desirable, it may be said: I am, in height, six feet four inches, nearly; lean in flesh, weighing on an average one hundred and eighty pounds; dark complexion with coarse black hair and grey eyes; no other marks or scars recollected. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Memoirs Of The Gemini Generals
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Author : Osborn Wilkinson
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-04-23
The Memoirs Of The Gemini Generals written by Osborn Wilkinson and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Excerpt from The Memoirs of the Gemini Generals: Personal Anecdotes, Sporting Adventures, and Sketches of Distinguished Officers Excepting amongst my particular friends and relations, I am not vain enough to suppose that the story of the twin brothers in the merry days of their youth - as recorded in the opening chapter - will arouse any great interest. What reliable proofs we gave of never rising in the world, or, when the military profession was chosen, of never exceeding the ordinary level of two Brummagem General Officers, will be amply evident in the following pages. But I have set myself a task to perform: my book, such as it is, is published for the benefit of an institution which I think has claims on us all. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.