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Does justice to one of the most maligned and misunderstood figures in Civil War history

About the Author

Richard M. McMurry is also the author of Two Great Rebel Armies: An Essay in Confederate Military History (l989).

Reviews

"McMurry presents a terse, sharply focused portrait of the controversial [Hood] that never wanders from his subject or smothers him with superfluous battlefront details... His treatment of key turning points in the Texan's career is reasoned and thorough in its analysis."--Journal of Southern History. "McMurry is a fine campaign historian and excellent researcher. He chronicles the events of Hood's life well."--American Historical Review.