Brian Holden Reid
Autor de The American Civil War and the Wars of the Industrial Revolution
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Brian Holden Reid is a professor of American history and military instruction at King's College in London and the author of several books
Créditos de la imagen: King's College London
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Anything that goes wrong is the fault of a Sherman subordinate; thus, the canard of "slowness" is repeatedly thrown at George Thomas. Joe Hooker is also given no due whatsoever for his contributions to the combat; Reid even slanders Hooker as a drunkard on the campaign.
Albert Castel, in his magisterial "Decision in the West", even after almost 30 years, remains the definitive study of the Atlanta Campaign and is highly critical of Sherman. Reid attempts to refute Castel on a number of points, but his claims are superficial and unconvincing.
Reid even claims that "in some ways", Sherman's crossing of the Chattahoochie was "even more impressive than Grant's crossing of the James." Seriously, on page 302.
It goes without saying that according to Reid, Sherman bears no responsibility whatsoever for the burning of Columbia or any of the other private dwellings that his men torched. And yet, Reid admits that, once Sherman crossed into North Carolina, he explicitly noted to a subordinate that "a little moderation may be of political consequence to us in North Carolina." This, of course, is proof that Sherman in fact did have control over the devastation his soldiers committed in Georgia and South Carolina.
Two stars for a good overall exposition of Sherman's evolution from "protect southern property" to "take all their food"; for an excellent, full depiction of his wife Ellen; and for an effectively presented conclusion, even though it does mostly reiterate his bias toward Sherman.… (más)