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James McPherson
Strategies for Victory: Sherman and the Civil War
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INTROCivil War historian James McPherson analyzes Union strategies to win the war and discusses the role of General Sherman in carrying them out.
Dr. McPherson is the George Henry Davis Professor of American History at Princeton University, where he has taught since 1962. As a prolific writer, Dr. McPherson has written more than a dozen books and hundreds of articles and reviews. He has made numerous on-screen appearances, including serving as an historical advisor for the seven-part video series, the Smithsonian’s Great Battles of the Civil War.
This program was recordedJuly 29, 1995 at the Smithsonian Institution.
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He is also the author of:
- Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Paperback - 904 pages Reissue edition (February 1989) - Abraham Lincoln and the Second American...
Paperback Reprint edition (May 1992) - The Causes of the Civil War
Paperback - 255 pages 3rd Rev edition (May 1995)
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