Rebel Yell : The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson (Paperback)

from Jack

Great book Explains problems that started war. Great biography of Jackson. Also explains politics of war on both sides.

from tuckerresearch

Gwynne is a good writer, and this is an engaging account of Stonewall Jackson's life and career. It is not done in a linear fashion. It is mainly an account of his career in the Civil War with flashbacks to his early life, his cadetship at West Point, his exploits in the US-Mexican War, his caree...

from msaucier818

A fantastic biography of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. I had read one book that focused exclusively on Jackson many years ago, so the stories in this biography was in many ways new to me. Jackson's exploits as a general during the War are almost beyond compare, but his discipline as a man was what ...

from santhony

I read a lot of biographies. As a student of history, I have found that biographies, many times, are the best way to assess historical events. I am in the midst of reading a string of biographies, some of which are too scholarly for my taste while others read a little too simple. This biography o...

from Nathan

always wanted a book on history's greatest general