This book's topic is Sherman's March to the Sea and the Carolinas. The book is formatted in a very unique way. The author has used the daily diary of one of Sherman's staff members. To this he has added the diary of one of the cavalrymen that went through the action from November 1864 to July 1865. This combined with his research he provides convincing reasoning that many of the participants who were considered by history as mediocre officers were actually very good. The only negative which is in presentation not topic is the font used is much too small for older readers. ( )