The author's writing style is weak, and his use of military terms without definition distracting. The title isn't suitable because only the last three chapters are about Vicksburg. I learned new (to me) information about the six month build up to the actual Vicksburg campaign, including the use...
I like Winston Groom as a non-fiction writer. Not only is he an excellent writer but you never know what historical period he will cover next. Lately, I've been reading in the period of the early 20th Century when aviation was new. I have always admired Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle and ...
I'm adding this to my Goodreads books, just so people don't think I totally love every book I read. This book is probably the worst book I've ever read. It was a gift from a former supervisor back in 1996. I started reading it and had to put it down. Over the next few years, I would pick it up, j...
Thinking that the book, Forrest Gump would be just as amazing as I think the movie is, I decided to read it. The book and the movie have the same general idea, where there’s a man with a low IQ, who is part of many major events during the 20th century, but there are few similarities besides that....
I'm afraid that prior to this book, my knowledge of the War of 1812 was largely limited to three things: 1) The Americans defeated the British. 2) The British burned Washington. 3) The Battle of New Orleans was fought after the war ended and became a smash hit song for Johnny Horton. Winston G...