Embrace an Angry Wind: The Confederacy's Last Hurrah : Spring Hill, Franklin, and Nashville
- ISBN-10
- 0060163011
- ISBN-13
- 9780060163013
- Category
- History / Military / General
- Pages
- 499
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Author
- Wiley Sword
Description
A compelling account of the Confederacy's daring yet ultimately futile invasion of Tennessee in the final days of the Civil War. In astonishing detail, Sword brilliantly reconstructs the battles of Franklin and Nashville--the South's death knell. Black-and-white photos.
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- 1994-11-01
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