George Henry Thomas : As True As Steel

George Henry Thomas : As True As Steel / Brian Steel Wills.

Author/creator	Wills, Brian Steel, 1959-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2012]
Description	xii, 585 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Thomas, George H. (George Henry), 1816-1870. Thomas, George H. (George Henry), 1816-1870--Military leadership. United States. Army--Biography. Generals--United States --Biography. Unionists (United States Civil War)--Virginia --Biography. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Campaigns.

Contents	Young George (1816-1840) -- First Duties (1840-1845) -- "Under fire" in Mexico and Virginia (1845-1848) -- New Frontiers (1848-1854) -- The West Beckons (1854-1860) -- Duty Calls (1860-1861) -- Keeping the Blue in the Bluegrass (August 1861-January 1862) -- A Difficult Interlude (February 1862-January 1863) -- "The Rock of Chickamauga" (February-October 1863) -- Redemption at Missionary Ridge (October 1863-January 1864) -- The "Wheel Horse" Pulls for Atlanta (February-September 1864) -- Biding Time in Tennessee (September-December 1864) -- The "Sledge" Hammers Hood (December 15-31, 1864) -- A Different Kind of War (January-May 1865) -- An Exasperating Peace (May 1865-December 1866) -- Final Stages (1867-1868) -- Thomas's Last Battles (1869-1870) -- Epilogue: What History Has Done.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-566) and index.
LCCN	2011046016
ISBN	9780700618415 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN	0700618414 (cloth : acid-free paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E467.1.T4 W55 2012	✔ Available	Place Hold